Creative Commons Catalog

Search among openly licensed and public domain works

Open Source ProjectsAuth: OAuthHTTPS: YesCORS: yesStatus: alive

Last verified: April 1, 2026

Getting Started

This API uses OAuth for authentication, which is more involved than a simple API key but provides better security, especially when accessing user data.

Register your app — Create an application on the API provider's developer portal to get a Client ID and Client Secret.
Implement the OAuth flow — Redirect users to the provider's authorization page, where they grant permission to your app.
Exchange the code — After authorization, you'll receive a code that you exchange for an access token.
Use the token — Include the access token in the Authorization header of your API requests.

OAuth is commonly used by APIs that access personal data (like social media accounts). Many libraries exist to simplify the OAuth flow in every major programming language.

CORS Support

This API supports CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing), meaning you can call it directly from browser-based JavaScript applications without running into cross-origin errors.

Quick Example

// Using cURL
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" https://api.creativecommons.engineering/

// Using JavaScript fetch()
const response = await fetch(apiUrl, {
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' }
});
const data = await response.json();

About Creative Commons Catalog

Creative Commons Catalog is a free API in the Open Source Projects category. It uses OAuth for authentication, which provides secure access to user-specific data. This API supports HTTPS for secure connections and supports CORS, making it suitable for direct browser-based requests.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of data does Creative Commons Catalog return?

Creative Commons Catalog is an API in the Open Source Projects category. The specific data it returns depends on its endpoints — this could include structured records, search results, media files, or computed values. Visit the official documentation for a complete list of endpoints and response schemas.

What can I build with Creative Commons Catalog?

As a Open Source Projects API, Creative Commons Catalog can be integrated into web apps, mobile apps, browser extensions, chatbots, data dashboards, or backend services. Common use cases include displaying live data on a website, automating data collection, building comparison tools, or enriching your own database with external information.

Are there similar APIs to Creative Commons Catalog?

Yes — browse our Open Source Projects category to see all available APIs in the same space. Using multiple APIs can help with redundancy (if one goes down) and provide richer data by combining different sources.

Is Creative Commons Catalog free to use?

Yes, Creative Commons Catalog is listed as a free public API. You will need to register an application to get OAuth credentials, but access is free. Some APIs have rate limits on their free tier, so check the official documentation for current limits.

Is Creative Commons Catalog still working in 2026?

Yes! According to our most recent health check (Creative Commons Catalog's last ping: 2026-04-01 13:42:33), this API is responding normally. We periodically verify all listed APIs to ensure they are still online and functioning.