Every image you upload gets a permanent direct URL delivered through a CDN covering 120+ countries — no account, no configuration. That's the part developers can use in production today. A dedicated developer API is planned for PicGlobe's Business plan and isn't live yet, so this guide focuses on what's actually available right now: direct links and CDN delivery you can drop straight into code.

What's available today

Capability	Status
Direct image URL (stable, permanent)	Available now
CDN delivery, 120+ countries	Available now
HTML / Markdown embed tags	Available now
Programmatic upload API	Planned for Business plan — not yet live

Using direct links in a codebase

Because every upload returns a stable Direct URL, it works exactly like any other static asset URL — drop it straight into an <img> tag, a CSS background-image, or a JSON payload your frontend consumes. There's no authentication step involved in loading the image itself, so it works identically whether it's called from a browser, a mobile app, or a server-side render.

Why CDN delivery matters for developers specifically

An image served from a single origin server gets slower the further a user is from that server. CDN delivery solves this by caching the image at edge nodes across 120+ countries, so a user in Tokyo and a user in London both load the image from a nearby node instead of a single far-off origin. For any project with a geographically spread audience, this removes a whole category of "why is this slow for some users" debugging.

What to expect from the upcoming API

PicGlobe has a programmatic upload API planned for its Business plan, aimed at teams that need to upload images from a script or backend service rather than a browser. It isn't live yet, so there's no endpoint or key to integrate against today — if that's a hard requirement for your project, it's worth checking back before building around it.

What works well right now without an API

• Static asset hosting — upload once through the browser, use the permanent Direct URL anywhere in your code.
• Documentation and READMEs — Markdown links embed cleanly in GitHub and similar platforms.
• Prototypes and MVPs — no need to build your own storage/CDN layer for early-stage projects.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a public API to upload images programmatically?

Not yet. A programmatic upload API is planned for the Business plan but isn't live at the time of writing.

Can I still use PicGlobe links in a live application today?

Yes — the Direct URL from any upload is permanent and CDN-delivered, so it works as a static asset link in any codebase.