524 cats

Placeholder Cats

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Quick Start

<img src="https://placeholder.cat/cat?w=400&h=300&format=webp" alt="cat">

Endpoints

/cat Random cat image, proxied through the server
/cat?w=400&h=300 Resized & smart‑cropped to exact dimensions
/cat?w=200 Scale to width, preserve aspect ratio
/cat?h=150 Scale to height, preserve aspect ratio
/cat?format=webp Convert to any supported format
/cat.json Random cat metadata as JSON
/cats.json All cat images as JSON
/health Health check with cache stats

Formats

JPEG PNG WebP GIF
No cats were harmed in the making of this API. They were, however, placed in holders.