media.pexels.search_photos
Search curated free stock photos by keyword — filter by orientation (landscape/portrait/square), color, size. Returns multiple resolutions (original to tiny), photographer name, Pexels URL. Free for commercial use (Pexels)
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What media.pexels.search_photos does on Apibase
AI agents call media.pexels.search_photos to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
page | integer | — | Page number for pagination |
size | string | — | Minimum photo size |
color | string | — | Color filter (e.g. "red", "blue", "green", "yellow", "orange", "white", "black") |
limit | integer | — | Results per page (default 10, max 80) |
query | string | Yes | Search term (e.g. "sunset beach", "office meeting", "technology") |
orientation | string | — | Photo orientation filter |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why media.pexels.search_photos is rated Low
Queries external photo database with no side effects, mutations, or financial obligations involved.
From the tool's definition Search curated free stock photos by keyword, returns multiple resolutions, photographer name, Pexels URL.
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The rule that runs media.pexels.search_photos safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For media.pexels.search_photos, this is the rule to start with:
media.pexels.search_photos is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every media.pexels.search_photos call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about media.pexels.search_photos
Search curated free stock photos by keyword — filter by orientation (landscape/portrait/square), color, size. Returns multiple resolutions (original to tiny), photographer name, Pexels URL. Free for commercial use (Pexels). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
media.pexels.search_photos accepts 6 parameters: page, size, color, limit, query, orientation. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for media.pexels.search_photos: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
media.pexels.search_photos is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the media.pexels.search_photos rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for media.pexels.search_photos. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
media.pexels.search_photos is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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