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JSONPlaceholder Photos API (via Rotary Agency)
x402
JSONPlaceholder Photos API (via Rotary Agency) is a paid API for AI agents from rotaryagency.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-10-13).
Returns photo data (title, URL, thumbnail URL, album ID) from the JSONPlaceholder fake REST API, proxied through Rotary Agency's x402 micropayment gateway.
Price / call$0.002
Success—
StatusDown
How this service works
Free-source data APIs (100% margin, no proxy, $0.002/call): ...
Output
Returns a JSON array (or single object) with photo records, each containing: id (integer), albumId (integer), title (string), url (string, full-size placeholder image), and thumbnailUrl (string, small preview image). Matches the standard JSONPlaceholder /photos endpoint schema.
Example use cases
Populate prototype photo gallery
“Pull all the placeholder photo entries from JSONPlaceholder — I need their titles, image URLs, and thumbnail URLs to fill in my mockup gallery layout.”
Test photo display by album
“Get me the placeholder photos for album number 3 from JSONPlaceholder so I can test how my app groups and displays images by album.”
Retrieve single photo record
“Look up photo ID 42 from JSONPlaceholder and give me its title, full image URL, and thumbnail URL so I can hardcode a sample card in my UI.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://rotaryagency.uk/api/free/jsonplaceholder-photos?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need structured placeholder photo metadata (titles, image URLs, thumbnails) for prototyping, testing, or demo purposes and want a micropayment-gated x402-compatible API call. Avoid if you need real photography, actual image content, or image generation — JSONPlaceholder images are Lorem Picsum placeholders. Prefer the direct JSONPlaceholder free tier if you don't require x402 payment-channel integration.
Side effects
- Payment not included or insufficient (HTTP 402): request rejected before upstream call
- Upstream JSONPlaceholder unavailable: proxy may return 502 or 503
- Invalid photo ID returns an empty object {} rather than a 404 error (JSONPlaceholder behavior)
- Rate limits or gateway errors on Rotary Agency side returning 429 or 500
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"varies": "endpoint-specific structured JSON"
}
}Tags
x402
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