Authentication

Unauthenticated API requests are watermarked and may be rate limited. Individuals sponsoring this project at $10/month or more are welcome to an API key. Please contact support to request one or inquire about pricing for your specific use case.

HTTP Header

Authenticated requests can be made using a header:

$ curl "https://api.memegen.link/images/fry/http_header/example.png" \
  --header "X-API-KEY: myapikey42" --output http_header_example.png --location

Query Parameter

If that's not an option, the API key can also be added as a query parameter:

$ curl "https://api.memegen.link/images/fry/query_parameter/example.png?api_key=myapikey42" \
  --output query_parameter_example.png --location

Image Previews

If your client is going to show typeahead image previews, please use the /images/preview.jpg endpoint, which accepts URL-encoded parameters and returns smaller images to minimize bandwidth:

var typingTimer

$("#form").keyup(function () {
  clearTimeout(typingTimer)
  typingTimer = setTimeout(updatePreview, 500)
})

function updatePreview() {
  var template = encodeURIComponent($("#template").val())
  var line_1 = encodeURIComponent($("#line_1").val() || " ")
  var line_2 = encodeURIComponent($("#line_2").val() || " ")

  var api = "https://api.memegen.link/images/preview.jpg"
  var url = `${api}?template=${template}&lines[]=${line_1}&lines[]=${line_2}`

  $("#preview").attr("src", url)
}

$(document).ready(updatePreview)

For example, https://api.memegen.link/images/preview.jpg?template=iw&lines[]=live+preview&lines[]=while+typing produces:

Live Preview

The template=<str> query parameter can be a template ID or URL:

Mode Example
Template ID /images/preview.jpg?lines[]=first+line&lines[]=second+line&template=fry
Template URL /images/preview.jpg?lines[]=first+line&lines[]=second+line&template=https://api.memegen.link/images/fry.png
Custom Background /images/preview.jpg?lines[]=first+line&lines[]=second+line&template=http://www.gstatic.com/webp/gallery/1.png

Custom Watermark

Authenticated requests can also add their own watermark to images using the watermark=<str> query parameter.

For example, https://api.memegen.link/images/puffin/custom_watermark/example.png?api_key=myapikey42&watermark=example.com produces:

Zapier Integration

Incorporate memes into your automation: https://zapier.com/apps/memegenlink

Sample Zaps