Connect Pexels to AI agents

Connect Pexels to Claude, Codex, Cursor, or other AI agents for your entire team. Metorial security, governance, observability, and gives your team a unified Magic MCP url to connect.

Supported Tools

search_videos

Search Videos

Search the Pexels library for royalty-free stock videos matching a keyword query. Supports filtering by orientation and size. Each video includes multiple file versions at different resolutions and preview pictures.

search_photos

Search Photos

Search the Pexels library for royalty-free stock photos matching a keyword query. Supports filtering by orientation, minimum size, and color. The library is searchable in 28 languages using the locale parameter.

list_collections

List Collections

Browse Pexels collections. Can list either **featured** collections curated by Pexels, or **your own** personal collections. Collections group photos and videos into themed galleries.

get_photo

Get Photo

Retrieve a specific photo by its Pexels ID. Returns full photo details including dimensions, photographer info, average color, alt text, and URLs for multiple image sizes (original, large, medium, small, portrait, landscape, tiny).

get_collection_media

Get Collection Media

Retrieve all media (photos and videos) within a specific Pexels collection. You can filter to receive only photos or only videos, and control the sort order.

get_video

Get Video

Retrieve a specific video by its Pexels ID. Returns full video details including duration, dimensions, videographer info, video files at various qualities/resolutions, and preview pictures.

popular_videos

Popular Videos

Browse currently popular and trending videos on Pexels. Supports filtering by minimum/maximum dimensions and duration. Useful for discovering trending video content without a specific search query.

curated_photos

Curated Photos

Browse real-time photos curated by the Pexels team. At least one new photo is added per hour, providing a changing selection of trending and featured content. Useful for displaying featured imagery without a specific search query.

More integrations teams use with Pexels

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Subscribe to webhooks for list and library change notifications. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Confluence

Create, read, update, and delete pages, blog posts, comments, and attachments in Confluence spaces. Manage spaces, permissions, labels, and content restrictions. Search content using Confluence Query Language (CQL). Upload and download file attachments with versioning. Manage users, groups, and group memberships. Create and manage whiteboards, databases, folders, and templates. View and update inline tasks. Access audit logs. Listen for webhooks on page, blog, comment, attachment, space, label, and user events.

Notion

Create, read, update, and archive pages and databases in a Notion workspace. Manage blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings, embeds, etc.) within pages. Query databases with filters and sorts across rich property types including text, numbers, dates, selects, relations, and formulas. Search across pages and databases by title. Add and read comments on pages and blocks. Upload files to pages. Manage workspace users and retrieve user profiles. Receive real-time webhook notifications for page changes, new pages, comments, and database schema updates.

Google Sheets

Create, read, and update spreadsheets and their cell data. Read and write values to individual cells, ranges, or multiple ranges using A1 notation or named ranges. Apply cell formatting including text styles, backgrounds, borders, number formats, and conditional formatting. Manage sheets (tabs) within a spreadsheet—add, delete, copy, rename, and reorder them. Create and manage embedded charts, pivot tables, filter views, data validation rules, protected ranges, named ranges, and merged cells. Perform batch operations to apply multiple updates atomically. Monitor spreadsheet changes via Google Drive push notifications.

Google Drive

Upload, download, create, copy, move, rename, trash, and permanently delete files and folders in Google Drive. Search for files using complex queries filtering by name, MIME type, owner, modification date, labels, and other metadata. Share files and folders with specific users, groups, or domains with role-based permissions (owner, writer, commenter, reader). Manage shared drives and their members. Export Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides) to standard formats like PDF, DOCX, and XLSX. Track file revision history and restore earlier versions. Create, read, update, and delete threaded comments and replies on files. Apply and read custom labels on files. Monitor file and folder changes via push notifications or webhook subscriptions. Store app-specific data in a hidden per-user folder.

Google Slides

Create, read, edit, and delete Google Slides presentations. Create and manipulate slides with predefined or custom layouts. Insert, style, and replace text across slides, including bulk placeholder replacement for template-based generation. Add and position shapes, text boxes, lines, and images. Embed and refresh charts linked to Google Sheets. Manage speaker notes, duplicate or reorder slides, and perform batch updates combining multiple operations in a single call. Supports automated report and deck generation using templates with placeholder text and image substitution.

Technical notes for Pexels

Search and retrieve free, royalty-free stock photos and videos from the Pexels library. Search photos and videos by keyword with filters for orientation, size, color, and locale across 28 languages. Browse curated and trending photos, popular videos, and featured collections. Retrieve specific photos or videos by ID with full metadata including dimensions, photographer/videographer info, and multiple resolution variants. List and browse collections of curated media content.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Pexels to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. Can Metorial connect Pexels to AI agents?
    Yes. Metorial connects AI agents to Pexels through a governed integration layer, so teams can use the provider while keeping access controlled and observable.
  2. Metorial is MCP compatible and lets teams expose approved provider tools to MCP-capable agents and clients through a controlled access layer.
  3. Metorial applies policies across users, groups, providers, agents, and individual tools, then records the context around every agent interaction.
  4. Yes. Metorial records provider activity so teams can inspect tool calls, troubleshoot integrations, and give security teams the visibility they need.