All capybaras. No filler.
Hit the endpoint with the size you want and you get back a JPEG of a randomly-picked capybara cropped and resized to that size. Use it as an image placeholder in mockups, demos, or anywhere you'd otherwise reach for a stock placeholder service.
URL pattern
https://www.codalata.com/place/<width>/<height>
For grayscale, prefix the path with g/:
https://www.codalata.com/place/g/<width>/<height>
The long-form alias /modules/labs/place/image.php?w=<width>&h=<height>[&g=1] still works.
Pick a specific capybara
Add ?seed= to pin a size to one image:
https://www.codalata.com/place/<width>/<height>?seed=<seed>
Seed 1–21 picks that exact image (e.g. seed=7 is always the same capybara). Any other text works too and maps to one deterministically. Seeds are case-insensitive, and work on the grayscale g/ form and the long-form alias too. The same size + seed always returns the same image, so a design system can pin one.
- Width and height must be integers between 16 and 2000.
- Each unique size is cached server-side for 3 hours; repeat requests at the same size return the same capybara.
- Up to 60 fresh generations per hour per IP. Cache hits don't count.
- Optional
?seed=(1-32 chars: letters, digits,_or-) pins a specific capybara instead of the default per-size pick.
Live examples
Snippets
<img src="https://www.codalata.com/place/400/300" width="400" height="300" alt="Capybara placeholder">
background-image: url("https://www.codalata.com/place/800/450");
Metadata
Ask which capybara a URL resolves to, with its licence and attribution — handy when you need to credit the photo.
curl "https://www.codalata.com/modules/labs/place/info?w=400&h=300&seed=7"
{
"ok": true,
"width": 400,
"height": 300,
"gray": false,
"seed": "7",
"source": {
"index": 7,
"file": "capy07.jpg",
"author": "Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador",
"license": "CC BY-SA 2.0",
"source_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/BR_Pantanal_1206_%2857%29_%2817436846632%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original",
"attribution": "\"File:BR Pantanal 1206 (57) (17436846632).jpg\" by Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons."
},
"url": "https://www.codalata.com/place/400/300?seed=7",
"cache": {
"server_ttl_seconds": 10800,
"browser_max_age_seconds": 86400
},
"limits": {
"min_dim": 16,
"max_dim": 2000,
"fresh_generations_per_hour": 60
}
}
Errors: 400 invalid_dimensions, 400 invalid_seed.