media service

Image manipulation, conversion, and other pixel/media utilities. Browse the catalog below and pick the helpers that fit your workflow.

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GETPOSTDownload an image and add a solid border before returning the transformed file.

Fetches a public image (or accepts direct upload), applies a configurable border color/width, and streams the new image back. Mirrors TinyPNG-style API behavior with GET-first semantics for quick demos.

GETPOSTAdd a soft drop shadow behind the image.

Add a soft drop shadow behind the image.

GETPOSTMask the image with rounded corners.

Mask the image with rounded corners.

GETPOSTOverlay semi-transparent watermark text.

Overlay semi-transparent watermark text.

GETPOSTCrop an image to a target aspect ratio.

Trims an image so it fits a desired aspect ratio. You can provide a ratio like `16:9` or `1.333` and optionally choose a focal point (`top`, `bottom`, `left`, `right`, or `center`). The service crops the necessary width/height and returns the trimmed image.

GETPOSTGenerate barcodes (Code128 by default).

Accepts a data string and outputs a PNG barcode.

GETPOSTReturn the most common colors from an image.

Downloads an image (or accepts an upload), samples it, and returns the top N colors with percentages.

GETPOSTCombine two images horizontally or vertically.

Combine two images horizontally or vertically.

GETPOSTRe-encode the image at a given quality.

Re-encode the image at a given quality.

GETPOSTConvert to PNG/JPG/GIF/WebP/AVIF.

Convert to PNG/JPG/GIF/WebP/AVIF.

GETPOSTCrop to a rectangular region.

Crop to a rectangular region.

GETPOSTConvert an image into a multi-size favicon.

Fetches or uploads an image, resizes it to the requested square sizes, and returns a .ico binary.

GETPOSTConvert inline SVG into PNG icons.

Accepts SVG markup (via query or body) and renders a PNG at the requested size.

GETPOSTBalance resize + compression for PNG/JPG.

Balance resize + compression for PNG/JPG.

GETPOSTOverlay a logo image in a corner.

Overlay a logo image in a corner.

GETPOSTOverlay arbitrary text block.

Overlay arbitrary text block.

GETPOSTPixelate or blur areas of an image.

Accepts regions defined as `x,y,width,height` (semicolon separated) and applies either pixelation or blur to each region.

GETPOSTGenerate QR codes from text or URLs.

Accepts text input and returns a PNG QR code with configurable colors and sizing.

GETPOSTResize with fit/cover/fill modes.

Resize with fit/cover/fill modes.

GETPOSTRotate the image by an angle.

Rotate the image by an angle.

GETPOSTCombine multiple images into a sprite sheet.

Downloads a list of images, normalizes them to a uniform tile size, and assembles a sprite sheet grid.

GETPOSTRemove EXIF/metadata while preserving pixels.

Remove EXIF/metadata while preserving pixels.