Postimages
Postimages hosts uploaded images and provides permanent share links for forums, blogs, and social media, with optional resizing and expiration.
About Postimages
Postimages is a web-based image hosting service. Uploaded images receive permanent links intended for use on forums, blogs, and social media, with hosting available on a free or paid account. Free accounts include hosting, uploads up to 32 MB, hotlinked images up to 1280 px, ad-supported hosting, and API access with 1,000 units per month. Uploading requires agreeing to the Terms of Use.
Premium accounts add unlimited image hosting, uploads up to 96 MB, original-resolution hotlinks, an ad-free experience for the account holder and visitors, and API access with 10,000 units per month. Premium also allows embedding images directly into email newsletters, replacing images without changing URLs, and downloading entire galleries in one click. Paid plans are offered monthly at $14.99, yearly at $6.99 per month ($83.88 total, listed as 53% savings), and on a 3-year plan at $3.49 per month ($125.64 total, listed as 76% savings).
Key features
- Uploads images and creates permanent links for forums, blogs, and social media
- Free accounts allow uploads up to 32 MB and hotlinks up to 1280 px
- Premium accounts allow uploads up to 96 MB and original-resolution hotlinks
- API access: 1,000 units per month free, 10,000 units per month premium
- Premium image replacement keeps existing URLs unchanged
- Premium newsletter embedding and one-click gallery downloads
Best for: People who need a place to host images and share persistent links on forums, blogs, or social media.
Good for
- A free account is offered with no stated time limit
- API access is available on both free and premium accounts
- Premium adds URL-stable image replacement and one-click gallery downloads
Watch out for
- Free account hosting is ad-supported
- Free uploads are capped at 32 MB and hotlinked images at 1280 px
- Premium features such as newsletter embedding and gallery downloads are limited to paid plans
Postimages at a glance
- Website
- postimages.org
- Category
- Online Tools › Image Tools
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Postimages FAQ
How much does Postimages cost?
Free accounts are available. Premium is $14.99 per month, $6.99 per month on a 1-year plan ($83.88 total), or $3.49 per month on a 3-year plan ($125.64 total).
What are the upload and hotlink limits?
Free accounts allow uploads up to 32 MB and hotlinked images up to 1280 px. Premium accounts allow uploads up to 96 MB and original resolution for hotlinks.
What does a Premium account add?
Unlimited image hosting, larger uploads, original-resolution hotlinks, ad-free viewing for the account holder and visitors, higher API limits, newsletter embedding, URL-stable image replacement, and one-click gallery downloads.
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