images-search
Search for images, thumbnails, and metadata.
Developer Setup
Setup & Installation
npx skills add https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills --skill images-searchnpx skills add https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills --skill images-searchOverview
What This Skill Does
Queries the Brave Search index to return ranked image results with dimensions, source page, and thumbnail links.
Application
When to use this Skill
- When you want to retrieve image assets, diagrams, or visual examples matching a search query.
- When you need to display image metadata such as title, dimensions, source page, and height/width.
- When you need image thumbnails hosted by Brave for fast, reliable image previews.
- When you want to implement SafeSearch filtering to exclude explicit or sensitive image content.
- When you need to paginate through up to 200 high-quality image search results.
Documentation
Show Skills.md file
Images Search
Requires API Key: Get one at https://api.search.brave.com
Plan: Included in the Search plan. See https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/subscriptions/subscribe
Quick Start (cURL)
Basic Search
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/images/search?q=mountain+landscape" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}"
With Parameters
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/images/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
-G \
--data-urlencode "q=northern lights photography" \
--data-urlencode "country=US" \
--data-urlencode "search_lang=en" \
--data-urlencode "count=20" \
--data-urlencode "safesearch=strict"
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