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🚀 A Simple, Affordable Image Hosting API (35MB per Image, No Bandwidth Limits)

If you’ve ever worked with image uploads in your project, you’ve probably hit one of these pain points:

  • Cloudinary-style pricing shock (paying for bandwidth + storage separately)
  • Strict image size caps (10–20MB max on most APIs)
  • Surprise overage bills when traffic spikes
  • Auto-deletion of your uploads after a short time

That’s why we built the Simple Image Hosting API — a developer-first solution that’s flat-priced, predictable, and designed for real-world use cases.

👉 Get started instantly on RapidAPI:
Upload Images Hosting API


🖼️ Why This API?

Here’s what sets it apart from other image hosting APIs:

  • Flat Pricing – Pay per request, no bandwidth billing.
  • 35MB per image – Handle high-res photos, design assets, and screenshots without compression errors.
  • No Auto-Delete – Unlike “temporary image hosts,” your uploads stay.
  • Flexible Uploads – Send images via:

    • Binary file
    • Base64 data
    • A URL pointing to the image

⚡ Quick Example (Node.js)

Uploading an image via URL is as simple as one POST request:

const axios = require("axios");

async function uploadImage() {
  const options = {
    method: 'POST',
    url: 'https://upload-images-hosting-get-url.p.rapidapi.com/upload',
    headers: {
      'x-rapidapi-host': 'upload-images-hosting-get-url.p.rapidapi.com',
      'x-rapidapi-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data: {
      url: "https://example.com/your-image.png"
    }
  };

  try {
    const res = await axios.request(options);
    console.log(res.data);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
  }
}

uploadImage();
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Example Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "Ps9FZHtW",
    "title": "string",
    "url_viewer": "https://ibb.co/Ps9FZHtW",
    "url": "https://i.ibb.co/j9WbvXHw/string.png",
    "display_url": "https://i.ibb.co/CpMm5GW9/string.png",
    "width": 1280,
    "height": 692,
    "size": 96415,
    "time": 1757746440,
    "expiration": 15552000,
    "image": {
      "filename": "string.png",
      "name": "string",
      "mime": "image/png",
      "extension": "png",
      "url": "https://i.ibb.co/j9WbvXHw/string.png"
    },
    "thumb": {
      "filename": "string.png",
      "name": "string",
      "mime": "image/png",
      "extension": "png",
      "url": "https://i.ibb.co/Ps9FZHtW/string.png"
    },
    "medium": {
      "filename": "string.png",
      "name": "string",
      "mime": "image/png",
      "extension": "png",
      "url": "https://i.ibb.co/CpMm5GW9/string.png"
    },
    "delete_url": "https://ibb.co/Ps9FZHtW/9205a77cc5c27603389188d7e0e71df3"
  },
  "success": true,
  "status": 200
}
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That’s it — you’ve got a permanent hosted image link ready to embed anywhere.


đź’¸ Pricing (No Surprises)

Unlike Cloudinary/ImageKit (where pricing depends on storage, transformations, and bandwidth), we keep it simple:

  • Free Tier – Test instantly
  • Pro / Ultra / Mega – Scale up as you grow

👉 Check plans on RapidAPI here:
Plans up to Mega

👉 Need bigger plans (Biz & Bulk)? They’re available on API Market:
Full Pricing (Biz & Bulk)


🛠️ Perfect Use Cases

  • High-resolution photography apps
  • Graphic design & print workflows
  • SaaS products needing reliable image storage
  • Developers building social apps, dashboards, or CMS tools
  • Agencies managing multiple client projects

🚀 Start Free in 30 Seconds

  1. Get your free API key on RapidAPI: Upload Images Hosting API
  2. Make your first request (free tier included).
  3. Scale up when your app is ready.

âś… TL;DR

  • No bandwidth billing → predictable cost
  • 35 MB limit per image → larger than most providers
  • Flat per-request pricing → scale without anxiety
  • Free tier available → try it now

We built this API to give developers a straightforward, no-surprise image hosting option. Whether you’re working on a personal side project or scaling a SaaS product, this API has you covered.

👉 Start free on RapidAPI
👉 View extended plans on API Market

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