# Pixabay Footage

> Search and download copyright-free images and video clips from Pixabay API. Alternative to pexels-footage when Pexels has no suitable results. Supports both photo search (--type image) and video search (--type video, default).

- Skill: `teamwiseflow/pixabay-footage` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add teamwiseflow/pixabay-footage`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/teamwiseflow/pixabay-footage/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: teamwiseflow (https://skillmd.com/u/teamwiseflow)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/teamwiseflow/pixabay-footage

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# Pixabay Footage — Pexels 之外的备选图片/视频素材

Use this skill when:
- Pexels results are not suitable or quota is exhausted
- You need alternative copyright-free images or video clips
- Preparing visual assets for content creation

**Prerequisites**: `PIXABAY_API_KEY` must be set. Register free at https://pixabay.com/api/docs/

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## Usage

通过 PATH 调用 wrapper，无需拼接脚本路径。

### 下载图片

```bash
pixabay-footage \
  --type image \
  --terms "sunset,ocean,forest" \
  --aspect 16:9 \
  --output-dir ./assets/images \
  [--max-clips 15]
```

### 下载视频

```bash
pixabay-footage \
  --type video \
  --terms "sunset,ocean" \
  --aspect 9:16 \
  --output-dir ./video_assets/footage \
  --min-duration 5 \
  --max-duration 30
```

**重要**：视频下载**一次只允许下载一个**（脚本已强制 `--max-clips=1`），不允许批量下载。下载时应根据 content-check 报告的时长缺口，通过 `--min-duration` 和 `--max-duration` 精确匹配所需时长，不要下载远超需求的素材。

Same interface as `pexels-footage`. Output format identical.

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## When to Choose Pixabay vs Pexels

| | Pixabay | Pexels |
|-|---------|--------|
| Photo quality | Good | High |
| Photo count | 4M+ | 3M+ |
| Video quality | Good (HD) | Higher (HD/4K) |
| Video count | 2M+ | 1M+ |
| Rate limits | 100 req/min (free) | 200 req/hour (free) |
| Best for | Objects, abstract, concepts | People, nature, lifestyle |

Pexels is the **primary** footage source (higher quality). Fall back to Pixabay if Pexels results are insufficient or rate-limited.

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## Options

| Option | Default | Description |
|--------|---------|-------------|
| `--terms` | required | Comma-separated search keywords (one per scene) |
| `--type` | `video` | `image` or `video` |
| `--aspect` | `9:16` | `9:16` (portrait) \| `16:9` (landscape) \| `1:1` (square) |
| `--output-dir` | required | Directory to save downloaded files |
| `--min-duration` | `5` | Minimum clip duration in seconds (video only) |
| `--max-duration` | none | Maximum clip duration in seconds (video only). **强烈建议设置**，避免下载过长的素材 |
| `--max-clips` | `1` (video) / `15` (image) | Maximum total files to download. **视频类型强制为 1** |

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## Output

Same JSON structure as pexels-footage:
- `--type image` → `{"ok": true, "images": [...], "total": N, "output_dir": "..."}`
- `--type video` → `{"ok": true, "clips": [...], "total": N, "output_dir": "..."}`

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## Environment Variables

| Variable | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `PIXABAY_API_KEY` | Pixabay API key (required) |