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Beautiful placeholder photos from Unsplash source images, any size you want. Dead simple.
Random cat pictures and GIFs as an API. Yes, really. The internet demanded it.
This runs in your browser, straight against the real API. Edit the URL and experiment — break nothing, learn everything.
Press Run to call CATAAS — Cat as a Service live.
Not a mockup — this is what CATAAS — Cat as a Service actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 1005 ms).
{
"id": "o7eRI6OgNZOcot0Z",
"tags": [
"cute",
"brown"
],
"created_at": "2024-07-12T11:33:06.978Z",
"url": "https://cataas.com/cat/o7eRI6OgNZOcot0Z?position=center",
"mimetype": "image/jpeg"
}Three ways to call CATAAS — Cat as a Service — pick your weapon.
// CATAAS — Cat as a Service — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://cataas.com/cat?json=true");
const data = await res.json();
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📜 Full check history & uptime · Status as JSON · Health score: B · 84/100
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Beautiful placeholder photos from Unsplash source images, any size you want. Dead simple.
The world's best free photos, searchable from your app, with a free developer key.
Free stock photos and videos with a clean API and a free key.