Free avatar placeholder API for developers


Free avatar placeholder API with 100+ built-in avatars, SVG generator from names, 8 color themes, 3 shapes (circle/rounded/square), multiple formats (PNG/JPG/WebP), batch API, and interactive gallery. No registration or rate limits.
Provide developers with a free, simple, no-registration-required avatar placeholder API that works out of the box.
Built with Node.js + TypeScript + Express. Features SVG avatar generator, pixel-art generator, Swagger docs, Vercel deployment with CDN caching. Forked from mhs's original project and significantly extended with pixel art, gallery, homepage, and TypeScript migration.
Deployed at avatar.shifaul.dev with Swagger docs at /api-docs/, interactive gallery at /public, and pixel avatar generator at /pixel.