pexels-api-wrapper

Pexels API

A simple wrapper to use the Pexels API. Please refer to the API docs to undestand the inputs and expected results.

Installation

Install the package

$ cd /path/to/app
$ npm install --save pexels-api-wrapper

Usage

//In NodeJS App
 
//Require Wrapper Library
const PexelsAPI = require('pexels-api-wrapper');
 
//Create Client instance by passing in API key
var pexelsClient = new PexelsAPI("<API_KEY>");
 
//Search API
pexelsClient.search("food", 10, 1)
    .then(function(result){
        console.log(result);
    }).
    catch(function(e){
        console.err(e);
    });
 
//Get Popular Photos
pexelsClient.getPopularPhotos(10, 1)
    .then(function(result){
        console.log(result);
    }).
    catch(function(e){
        console.err(e);
    });
 
//Get Curated Photos
pexelsClient.getCuratedPhotos(10, 1)
    .then(function(result){
        console.log(result);
    }).
    catch(function(e){
        console.err(e);
    });
 
//Get Photo by ID
pexelsClient.getPhoto(123456)
    .then(function(result){
        console.log(result);
    }).
    catch(function(e){
        console.err(e);
    });
 
//Search Video API
pexelsClient.searchVideos("food", 10, 1)
    .then(function(result){
        console.log(result);
    }).
    catch(function(e){
        console.err(e);
    });
 
//Get Popular Videos
pexelsClient.getPopularVideos(10, 1)
    .then(function(result){
        console.log(result);
    }).
    catch(function(e){
        console.err(e);
    });

API

Search

Promise factory to interact with Pexels Search API

Param	Type	Description
query	string	The search term to query the API with
per_page	number	The number of results to return per page (Defaults to 10)
page	number	The page number to return (Defaults to 1)

PexelsAPI.search(query, per_page, page);

Popular

Promise factory to interact with Pexels Popular Photos API

Param	Type	Description
per_page	number	The number of results to return per page (Defaults to 10)
page	number	The page number to return (Defaults to 1)

PexelsAPI.getPopularPhotos(per_page, page);

Curated

Promise factory to interact with Pexels Curated Photos API

Param	Type	Description
per_page	number	The number of results to return per page (Defaults to 10)
page	number	The page number to return (Defaults to 1)

PexelsAPI.getCuratedPhotos(per_page, page);

Photo

Promise factory to fetch a single photo from Pexels Photos API

Param	Type	Description
id	number	The ID of the photo

PexelsAPI.getPhoto(id);

Search Videos

Promise factory to interact with Pexels Videos API

Param	Type	Description
query	string	The search term to query the API with
per_page	number	The number of results to return per page (Defaults to 10)
page	number	The page number to return (Defaults to 1)
min_width	number	The minimum width in pixels of the returned videos. (optional)
max_width	number	The maximum width in pixels of the returned videos. (optional)
min_duration	number	The minimum duration in seconds of the returned videos. (optional)
max_duration	number	The maximum duration in seconds of the returned videos. (optional)

PexelsAPI.searchVideos(query, per_page, page, min_width, max_width, min_duration, max_duration);

Popular Videos

Promise factory to interact with Pexels Popular Videos API

Param	Type	Description
per_page	number	The number of results to return per page (Defaults to 10)
page	number	The page number to return (Defaults to 1)
min_width	number	The minimum width in pixels of the returned videos. (optional)
max_width	number	The maximum width in pixels of the returned videos. (optional)
min_duration	number	The minimum duration in seconds of the returned videos. (optional)
max_duration	number	The maximum duration in seconds of the returned videos. (optional)

PexelsAPI.getPopularVideos(per_page, page, min_width, max_width, min_duration, max_duration);

Changelog

Version	Changes
v1.0.8	First published version
v1.1.1	Extended library to accommodate new APIs: getCuratedPhotos getPhoto searchVideos getPopularVideos, Base URL uses HTTPS by default
v1.1.2	Extended library to accommodate new parameters for width and duration

Contribution Ideas

1. Change the string parameter (API Key) currently used while initializing the client to support an options object as well. This object can contain the apiKey and useHttps as options to start with which can drive whether the client uses HTTP or HTTPS. This will also create a structure which can allow future extensibility by adding keys to the options object.
2. Make this library browser friendly. Refactor code to stop using node-fetch and use an isomorphic version instead. The current version, as it stands, is not optimal to be used on the browser.

Acknowledgements

Thanks, Pexels for creating a great platform for great images. Always rooting for you.

I'd like to thank all the folks taking the time out to keep this library in sync with the Pexels API. Power to you!

Shout out to: @fcrespo82, @jeffski and jbuchmann-coosto for their pull requests which has kept the library in sync with the changes in the API.