Gravatar LookupGravatar Lookup

Token Usage:1 per call

Gravatar Lookup is a simple tool for looking up Gravatar profiles. It returns the Gravatar profile information of the email address provided.

This API provides reliable and fast access to gravatar lookup data through a simple REST interface. Built for developers who need consistent, high-quality results with minimal setup time.

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

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Endpoint

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

Code Examples

Here are examples of how to call this API in different programming languages:

cURL Request
curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/[email protected]" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"
JavaScript (Fetch API)
const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python (Requests)
import requests

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

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)
Node.js (Native HTTPS)
const https = require('https');
const url = require('url');

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
};

const req = https.request('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup', options, (res) => {
  let data = '';
  res.on('data', (chunk) => data += chunk);
  res.on('end', () => console.log(JSON.parse(data)));
});

req.end();
PHP (cURL)
<?php

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-API-Key: your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);

?>
Go (net/http)
package main

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

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup", 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))
}
Ruby (Net::HTTP)
require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/gravatarlookup')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'your_api_key_here'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(response.body))

Authentication

This API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

Required Header
X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Parameters

The following parameters are available for this API endpoint:

ParameterTypeRequiredLocationDescriptionExample
emailstringYesqueryThe email address to lookup the Gravatar profile of[email protected]

Response

The API returns responses in JSON, XML, and YAML formats:

Example Responses

JSON Response
200 OK
{
  "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.\n\nAt APIVerve, we take pride in being a leading provider of cutting-edge cloud-based API and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs and unlock new possibilities across various industries.",
    "currentLocation": "United States",
    "company": "APIVerve",
    "contactInfo": [
      {
        "type": "contactform",
        "value": "apiverve.com/contact"
      }
    ],
    "accounts": [
      {
        "domain": "twitter.com",
        "display": "@apivervehq",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/apivervehq",
        "iconUrl": "https://gravatar.com/icons/twitter-alt.svg",
        "is_hidden": false,
        "username": "apivervehq",
        "verified": true,
        "name": "Twitter",
        "shortname": "twitter"
      },
      {
        "domain": "github.com",
        "display": "apivervehq",
        "url": "https://github.com/apivervehq",
        "iconUrl": "https://gravatar.com/icons/github.svg",
        "is_hidden": true,
        "username": "apivervehq",
        "verified": true,
        "name": "GitHub",
        "shortname": "github"
      },
      {
        "domain": "calendly.com",
        "display": "apiverve",
        "url": "https://calendly.com/apiverve",
        "iconUrl": "https://gravatar.com/icons/calendly.svg",
        "is_hidden": false,
        "username": "calendly.com",
        "verified": true,
        "name": "Calendly",
        "shortname": "calendly"
      }
    ],
    "username": "apiverve"
  }
}
XML Response
200 OK
<Root>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error />
  <data>
    <profileUrl>https://gravatar.com/apiverve</profileUrl>
    <thumbnailUrl>https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db</thumbnailUrl>
    <photos>
      <value>https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db</value>
      <type>thumbnail</type>
    </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.

At APIVerve, we take pride in being a leading provider of cutting-edge cloud-based API and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs and unlock new possibilities across various industries.</aboutMe>
    <currentLocation>United States</currentLocation>
    <company>APIVerve</company>
    <contactInfo>
      <type>contactform</type>
      <value>apiverve.com/contact</value>
    </contactInfo>
    <accounts>
      <domain>twitter.com</domain>
      <display>@apivervehq</display>
      <url>https://twitter.com/apivervehq</url>
      <iconUrl>https://gravatar.com/icons/twitter-alt.svg</iconUrl>
      <is_hidden>false</is_hidden>
      <username>apivervehq</username>
      <verified>true</verified>
      <name>Twitter</name>
      <shortname>twitter</shortname>
    </accounts>
    <accounts>
      <domain>github.com</domain>
      <display>apivervehq</display>
      <url>https://github.com/apivervehq</url>
      <iconUrl>https://gravatar.com/icons/github.svg</iconUrl>
      <is_hidden>true</is_hidden>
      <username>apivervehq</username>
      <verified>true</verified>
      <name>GitHub</name>
      <shortname>github</shortname>
    </accounts>
    <accounts>
      <domain>calendly.com</domain>
      <display>apiverve</display>
      <url>https://calendly.com/apiverve</url>
      <iconUrl>https://gravatar.com/icons/calendly.svg</iconUrl>
      <is_hidden>false</is_hidden>
      <username>calendly.com</username>
      <verified>true</verified>
      <name>Calendly</name>
      <shortname>calendly</shortname>
    </accounts>
    <username>apiverve</username>
  </data>
</Root>
YAML Response
200 OK
status: ok
error: 
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.


    At APIVerve, we take pride in being a leading provider of cutting-edge cloud-based API and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs and unlock new possibilities across various industries.
  currentLocation: United States
  company: APIVerve
  contactInfo:
  - type: contactform
    value: apiverve.com/contact
  accounts:
  - domain: twitter.com
    display: '@apivervehq'
    url: https://twitter.com/apivervehq
    iconUrl: https://gravatar.com/icons/twitter-alt.svg
    is_hidden: false
    username: apivervehq
    verified: true
    name: Twitter
    shortname: twitter
  - domain: github.com
    display: apivervehq
    url: https://github.com/apivervehq
    iconUrl: https://gravatar.com/icons/github.svg
    is_hidden: true
    username: apivervehq
    verified: true
    name: GitHub
    shortname: github
  - domain: calendly.com
    display: apiverve
    url: https://calendly.com/apiverve
    iconUrl: https://gravatar.com/icons/calendly.svg
    is_hidden: false
    username: calendly.com
    verified: true
    name: Calendly
    shortname: calendly
  username: apiverve

Response Structure

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

FieldTypeDescriptionExample
statusstringIndicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error")ok
errorstring | nullContains error message if status is "error", otherwise nullnull
dataobject | nullContains the API response data if successful, otherwise null{...}

Response Data Fields

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

FieldTypeSample Value
profileUrlstring"https://gravatar.com/apiverve"
thumbnailUrlstring"https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db"
photosarray[{"value":"https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/08ccd5c0bdd88b0ac13f776a4f7914db","type":"thumbnail"}]
displayNamestring"APIVerve"
aboutMestring"APIVerve stands out as a premier source for cloud-based API and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions catering to developers, startups and products. At APIVerve, we take pride in being a leading provider of cutting-edge cloud-based API and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs and unlock new possibilities across various industries."
currentLocationstring"United States"
companystring"APIVerve"
contactInfoarray[{"type":"contactform","value":"apiverve.com/contact"}]
accountsarray[{"domain":"twitter.com","display":"@apivervehq","url":"https://twitter.com/apivervehq","iconUrl":"https://gravatar.com/icons/twitter-alt.svg","is_hidden":false,"username":"apivervehq","verified":true,"name":"Twitter","shortname":"twitter"}, ...]
usernamestring"apiverve"

Headers

Required and optional headers for API requests:

Header NameRequiredExample ValueDescription
X-API-KeyYesyour_api_key_hereYour APIVerve API key. Found in your dashboard under API Keys.
AcceptNoapplication/jsonSpecify response format: application/json (default), application/xml, or application/yaml
User-AgentNoMyApp/1.0Identifies your application for analytics and debugging purposes
X-Request-IDNoreq_123456789Custom request identifier for tracking and debugging requests
Cache-ControlNono-cacheControl caching behavior for the request and response

Client Libraries

To get started with minimal code, most of our APIs are available through client libraries and clients:

Run in PostmanNPMPyPINuGetSwagger

Error Codes

The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:

Status CodeMessageDescription
200OKRequest successful, data returned
400Bad RequestInvalid request parameters or malformed request
401UnauthorizedMissing or invalid API key
403ForbiddenAPI key does not have permission for this endpoint
429Too Many RequestsRate limit exceeded, please slow down requests
500Internal Server ErrorServer error, please try again later

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