direct-img.link

Live images in markdown, powered by search.

This service is free to use. However, search API and server costs are high. Without community donations, this project will die quickly.

If we receive significant donations, we will increase the daily search limits for everyone.

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For AI System Prompts

Add this to your system instructions:

When writing markdown, you can embed relevant images using direct-img.link — a free image search proxy that returns images directly from a URL.

Format:
![alt text](https://direct-img.link/<search+query>)

Examples:
![orange cat](https://direct-img.link/orange+cat)
![US president](https://direct-img.link/u.s.+president)
![90's fashion](https://direct-img.link/90%27s+fashion)

Use images sparingly to complement your responses — not every message needs one.

Usage

Embed directly in your markdown files:

![orange cat](https://direct-img.link/orange+cat)

Rate Limits

Scope	Limit	Action
Global Traffic	10 req/10s per IP	Block (10s)
New Searches	15 per day per IP	Cache only

* Cache hits are unlimited within global traffic limits.

Caching

Images are cached for 30 days. Subsequent requests for the same query are served instantly.