Unsplash API client by hbagdi

Go Client for the Unsplash API

api-clientgolanggolang-librarygogo-packagesgolang-bindingsunsplashsearch-photosfree-photosphotoscurated-photosunsplash-api
Verdict 56/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 3/5 setup difficulty Last release 8.1 years ago

Self-host Unsplash API client on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
56 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
3 /5
External DB / setup
GitHub stars
77
14 forks

About Unsplash API client

From the project's README at github.com/hbagdi/go-unsplash. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

[](https://godoc.org/github.com/hbagdi/go-unsplash/unsplash) [](https://github.com/hbagdi/go-unsplash/actions/workflows/test.yaml) [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/hbagdi/go-unsplash)

Unsplash provides freely licensed high-resolution photos that can be used for anything. Documentation Installation Dependencies API terms and guidelines Registering your App Contact for help Usage License Installation Dependencies

This library has a single dependency on Google's go-querystring. API Guidelines

When using the Unsplash API, you need to make sure to abide by their API guidelines and API Terms. Registration

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
64
maturity
64
community
68
security
70
sustainability
65
adoption
16

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 77 github.com/hbagdi/go-unsplash
GitHub forks 14 github.com/hbagdi/go-unsplash

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age9.3 yearssince Jan 2017
Last commit4 months agoDec 24, 2025
Releases shipped2last: 8.1 years ago

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

Ready to self-host Unsplash API client?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

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