Best Media & Streaming APIs in 2026

Video hosting, live streaming, music, stock photos, and GIF APIs. Handle media upload, processing, and delivery.

9 APIs across 6 subcategories

Video Infrastructure(2)

Pay-per-useVideo Infrastructure

241k/wk

Mux API

Video hosting, streaming, encoding, and analytics.

CLI

Quality

npm i @mux/mux-node

PaidVideo Infrastructure

Wowza Streaming API

Enterprise live streaming and video-on-demand infrastructure.

CLI

Quality

Stock Photos(2)

FreeStock Photos

162k/wk

Unsplash API

Access millions of free high-resolution photos.

CLI

Quality

npm i unsplash-js

FreeStock Photos

39k/wk

Pexels API

Free stock photos and videos for any project.

CLI

Quality

npm i pexels

Music & Audio(1)

FreeMusic & Audio

75k/wk

Spotify Web API

Access Spotify music catalogue, playlists, and user data.

CLI

Quality

npm i spotify-web-api-node

Real-time Video & Audio(2)

FreemiumReal-time Video & Audio

42k/wk

Agora API

Ultra-low latency video calling, live streaming, and messaging.

CLI

Quality

npm i agora-access-token

FreemiumReal-time Video & Audio

Daily.co API

WebRTC video and audio calling API for apps.

CLI

Quality

Video Hosting(1)

FreemiumVideo Hosting

Vimeo API

Upload, manage, and embed videos with analytics.

CLI

Quality

GIFs & Stickers(1)

FreeGIFs & Stickers

Giphy API

Search and serve GIFs and stickers in apps.

CLI

Quality

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