Developer Resources

Gravatar 'APIs' require no authentication, and are all based around simple HTTP GET requests. Use the links below to find out more about constructing request URLs, different implementation options and more.

Gravatar URLs

Learn about how to generate the URLs required to request Gravatar Images and Profile data.

• Creating the Hash
• Gravatar Image Requests
• Gravatar Profile Requests

Gravatar Images

• Code Samples/Reference Implementations
  • ASP (en) and de
  • ColdFusion
  • Django
  • Java
  • Perl
  • PHP
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Silverlight/WPF
• Plugins, Libraries & Implementations

Gravatar Profiles

• Response Formats
  • JSON
  • XML
  • PHP
  • VCF/vCard
  • QR Code
• JavaScript API

XML-RPC API

• Documentation
• Implementations
  • Gravatar.NET (.NET)
  • WebService::Gravatar (Perl)
  • Gravatar-Ultimate (Ruby)
  • NP-Gravatar (Zend Framework)
  • Gravatar RPC (PHP)