Gravatar Lookup API

Overview

To use Gravatar Lookup, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup

Example

How to call the Gravatar Lookup API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup?email=hello%40apiverve.com" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup?email=hello%40apiverve.com', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup?email=hello%40apiverve.com', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup?email=hello%40apiverve.com", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "profileUrl": "https://gravatar.com/apiverve",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db",
    "photos": [
      {
        "value": "https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db",
        "type": "thumbnail"
      }
    ],
    "displayName": "APIVerve",
    "aboutMe": "APIVerve stands out as a premier source for cloud-based API and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions catering to developers, startups and products.",
    "currentLocation": "United States",
    "company": "APIVerve",
    "contactInfo": [
      {
        "type": "contactform",
        "value": "apiverve.com/contact"
      }
    ],
    "accounts": [
      {
        "domain": "x.com",
        "display": "@apivervehq",
        "url": "https://x.com/apivervehq",
        "verified": true,
        "name": "X"
      },
      {
        "domain": "github.com",
        "display": "apivervehq",
        "url": "https://github.com/apivervehq",
        "verified": true,
        "name": "GitHub"
      },
      {
        "domain": "calendly.com",
        "display": "apiverve",
        "url": "https://calendly.com/apiverve",
        "verified": true,
        "name": "Calendly"
      }
    ],
    "username": "apiverve",
    "accountCount": 3,
    "verifiedAccountCount": 3
  }
}

Authentication

The Gravatar Lookup API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Gravatar Lookup API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Gravatar Lookup API:

Response

The Gravatar Lookup API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <profileUrl>https://gravatar.com/apiverve</profileUrl>
    <thumbnailUrl>https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db</thumbnailUrl>
    <photos>
      <photo>
        <value>https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db</value>
        <type>thumbnail</type>
      </photo>
    </photos>
    <displayName>APIVerve</displayName>
    <aboutMe>APIVerve stands out as a premier source for cloud-based API and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions catering to developers, startups and products.</aboutMe>
    <currentLocation>United States</currentLocation>
    <company>APIVerve</company>
    <contactInfo>
      <item>
        <type>contactform</type>
        <value>apiverve.com/contact</value>
      </item>
    </contactInfo>
    <accounts>
      <account>
        <domain>x.com</domain>
        <display>@apivervehq</display>
        <url>https://x.com/apivervehq</url>
        <verified>true</verified>
        <name>X</name>
      </account>
      <account>
        <domain>github.com</domain>
        <display>apivervehq</display>
        <url>https://github.com/apivervehq</url>
        <verified>true</verified>
        <name>GitHub</name>
      </account>
      <account>
        <domain>calendly.com</domain>
        <display>apiverve</display>
        <url>https://calendly.com/apiverve</url>
        <verified>true</verified>
        <name>Calendly</name>
      </account>
    </accounts>
    <username>apiverve</username>
    <accountCount>3</accountCount>
    <verifiedAccountCount>3</verifiedAccountCount>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  profileUrl: https://gravatar.com/apiverve
  thumbnailUrl: https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db
  photos:
    - value: https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db
      type: thumbnail
  displayName: APIVerve
  aboutMe: >-
    APIVerve stands out as a premier source for cloud-based API and
    Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions catering to developers, startups and
    products.
  currentLocation: United States
  company: APIVerve
  contactInfo:
    - type: contactform
      value: apiverve.com/contact
  accounts:
    - domain: x.com
      display: '@apivervehq'
      url: https://x.com/apivervehq
      verified: true
      name: X
    - domain: github.com
      display: apivervehq
      url: https://github.com/apivervehq
      verified: true
      name: GitHub
    - domain: calendly.com
      display: apiverve
      url: https://calendly.com/apiverve
      verified: true
      name: Calendly
  username: apiverve
  accountCount: 3
  verifiedAccountCount: 3

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Gravatar Lookup through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the gravatar lookup data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  gravatarlookup(
    input: {
      email: "[email protected]"
    }
  ) {
    profileUrl
    thumbnailUrl
    photos
    displayName
    aboutMe
    currentLocation
    company
    contactInfo
    accounts
    username
    accountCount
    verifiedAccountCount
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Gravatar Lookup API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Gravatar Lookup requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Gravatar Lookup API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Gravatar Lookup

Official Gravatar Lookup packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Gravatar Lookup works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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