# Pixelfed API > Live data for Pixelfed, the federated photo-sharing network — the open Instagram alternative built on ActivityPub — no key, nothing cached. This reads a Pixelfed creator's public profile and photos directly. The account endpoint resolves a @username (optionally @user@instance) to its profile: display name, bio, follower and following counts, total posts, avatar and join date — Pixelfed's founder @dansup resolves to a profile with tens of thousands of followers. The posts endpoint returns a creator's most recent photo posts from their public feed, each with the image URL, the caption, the hashtags and a link to the post. The hashtags endpoint summarises what a creator posts about — their most-used hashtags and recent posting activity. Point it at anyone on pixelfed.social, or with user@instance at anyone across the Pixelfed fediverse. This is the creator-profile-and-photo layer for any social, photography, marketing or fediverse app. Live from Pixelfed, nothing stored. Distinct from fediverse-statistics and microblog APIs — this is Pixelfed creator profiles and their photos. 4 endpoints. ## Authentication All requests require your oanor API key in the `x-oanor-key` header. Get one at https://www.oanor.com/developer/keys. ```bash curl -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_live_…" "https://api.oanor.com/pixelfed-api/..." ``` ## Pricing - **Free** (Free) — 14,000 calls/Mo, 3 req/s - **Starter** ($7/Mo) — 165,000 calls/Mo, 8 req/s - **Pro** ($17/Mo) — 710,000 calls/Mo, 15 req/s - **Scale** ($40/Mo) — 3,550,000 calls/Mo, 30 req/s ## Endpoints ### Pixelfed #### `GET /v1/account` — A creator's profile **Parameters:** - `user` (query, required, string) — Username or user@instance Example: `dansup` **Example:** ```bash curl -H "x-oanor-key: $KEY" \ "https://api.oanor.com/pixelfed-api/v1/account?user=dansup" ``` **Response:** ```json { "data": { "bio": "Hi, I'm the developer behind @Pixelfed ! #pixelfed #photography #nature #dogs #fedi22", "url": "https://pixelfed.social/dansup", "acct": "dansup", "posts": 395, "avatar": "https://pixelfed.social/storage/avatars/000/000/000/000/000/000/2/mLZr2R47XEwbmasH2M3P_avatar.jpg?v=57", "locked": false, "instance": "pixelfed.social", "username": "dansup", "followers": 97915, "following": 210, "created_at": "2018-06-01T05:01:59.000000Z", "display_name": "dansup" }, "meta": { "timestamp": "2026-06-09T11:39:28.304Z", "request_id": "1a25e8e9-5dfc-4066-a314-f6291639ea99" }, "status": "ok", "message": "Account retrieved successfully", "success": true } ``` #### `GET /v1/hashtags` — A creator's most-used hashtags **Parameters:** - `user` (query, required, string) — Username or user@instance Example: `dansup` **Example:** ```bash curl -H "x-oanor-key: $KEY" \ "https://api.oanor.com/pixelfed-api/v1/hashtags?user=dansup" ``` **Response:** ```json { "data": { "user": "dansup", "latest_post": "2026-06-05T16:30:12.000Z", "top_hashtags": [ { "tag": "astrophotography", "count": 5 }, { "tag": "dogsofpixelfed", "count": 3 }, { "tag": "space", "count": 2 }, { "tag": "startrails", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "seestars30pro", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "jake", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "labsofpixelfed", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "dogs", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "boopthebloom", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "fedicon", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "zetadraconis", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "moon", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "lunar", "count": 1 }, { "tag": "yellowlab", "count": 1 } ], "posts_analysed": 10, "distinct_hashtags": 14 }, "meta": …(truncated, see openapi.json for full schema) ``` #### `GET /v1/posts` — A creator's recent photos **Parameters:** - `user` (query, required, string) — Username or user@instance Example: `dansup` - `limit` (query, optional, string) — How many (default 20, max 40) Example: `20` **Example:** ```bash curl -H "x-oanor-key: $KEY" \ "https://api.oanor.com/pixelfed-api/v1/posts?user=dansup&limit=20" ``` **Response:** ```json { "data": { "user": "dansup", "count": 10, "posts": [ { "url": "https://pixelfed.social/p/dansup/968549570111641933", "caption": "Star trails over the trees last night #astrophotography #StarTrails #SeeStarS30Pro", "hashtags": [ "astrophotography", "StarTrails", "SeeStarS30Pro" ], "image_url": "https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/2/b5862bd14-4506fa/aLMuHeX6b1MW/SySEub9rtS0kmm8PVjM06tTZy09KnXOU5ykbTLAT.jpg", "published": "2026-06-05T16:30:12.000Z" }, { "url": "https://pixelfed.social/p/dansup/965272699071587926", "caption": "Howdy partner 🤠 #dogsOfPixelfed", "hashtags": [ "dogsOfPixelfed" ], "image_url": "https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/2/0d402c64b-2701fc/6Lysmem0eKcc/wMcgO34l96uFriAgyWMHD5cjaWYtczWrhListapj.jpg", "published": "2026-05-27T15:29:05.000Z" }, { "url": "https://pixelfed.social/p/dansup/965257116732349206", "caption": "One year old and already a flower connoisseur 🌼 #Jake #LabsOfPixelfed #Dogs #DogsOfPixelfed #BoopTheBloom", "hashtags": [ "Jake", "LabsOfPixelfed", "Dogs", "DogsOfPixel …(truncated, see openapi.json for full schema) ``` ### Meta #### `GET /v1/meta` — Spec **Example:** ```bash curl -H "x-oanor-key: $KEY" \ "https://api.oanor.com/pixelfed-api/v1/meta" ``` **Response:** ```json { "data": { "source": "Pixelfed (Mastodon-compatible account API + public Atom feed, live)", "service": "pixelfed-api", "endpoints": { "GET /v1/meta": "This document.", "GET /v1/posts": "A creator's recent photo posts (user=, limit up to 40): image, caption, hashtags.", "GET /v1/account": "A creator's profile (user=dansup or user@instance): followers, following, posts, bio.", "GET /v1/hashtags": "A creator's most-used hashtags and recent activity (user=)." }, "description": "Live data for Pixelfed, the federated photo-sharing network (open Instagram alternative on ActivityPub): resolve a @username (or @user@instance) to its profile (display name, bio, followers, following, post count, avatar, join date); list a creator's recent photo posts with image URL, caption, hashtags and link; and summarise a creator's most-used hashtags and posting activity. Live, no key, nothing stored. Distinct from fediverse-statistics and microblog APIs — this is Pixelfed creator profiles and their photos.", "upstream_status": "ok" }, "meta": { "timestamp": "2026-06-09T11:39:29.026Z", "request_id": "1bb5debc-3f98-4fde-b5a6-07bf17aa0dc2" }, "status": "ok", "message": "Meta", "success": true } ``` --- Marketplace page: https://www.oanor.com/api/pixelfed-api OpenAPI spec: https://www.oanor.com/api/pixelfed-api/openapi.json