Tool: Unsplash

If you’re picking images for a post or landing page, this tool helps you search Unsplash and download safely.

I built it so downloads are auditable (and so you don’t accidentally skip the required tracking step).

What you can do with it

• Search and shortlist photos (read-only).
• Fetch photo details, related data, and stats (read-only).
• Download approved photos and track required download events (write-capable, gated).

Why it’s safe by default

• Read-only commands are safe by default.
• photos download is write-capable:
• dry-run default: no tracking calls and no file writes (plan only)
• apply mode: requires --apply (and --yes for overwrites)
• The tool avoids endpoints that require an interactive browser login (keeps auth simpler).

Quickstart

• unsplash-api-tool --version
• unsplash-api-tool auth check

Status

• Release: v0.1.0
• Status label: Stable
• Verification date: shown in the Trust box at the top of the page.

Start here

If you’re new, start with the docs and the safety model first.