Magnific API

The Magnific API lets developers integrate Magnific's content and AI capabilities directly into their own products, platforms, and workflows. Instead of using the Magnific website manually, you can programmatically search for stock assets, generate AI images and videos, edit content, and more through standard REST API calls.

The full technical reference (endpoints, parameters, authentication details, code examples, and response schemas) lives in the API documentation at docs.magnific.com. This article covers the essentials to help you understand what the API offers and how to get started.

In this article

• What you can do with the API
• Getting started
• API dashboard
• Pricing and billing
• Rate limits
• Usage rules
• Common error codes
• Resources and support

What you can do with the API

The API is organized into several service areas:

Getting started

How to consume credits via API in a Business plan

Step 1 — Access the settings
Open the User menu and head into organization Settings. Inside, you'll find the new API Keys section.

Step 2 — Verify your plan
Only Business and Enterprise plans can generate credentials to consume credits via API. The documentation is available at docs.magnific.com, accessible only to these plans.

Step 3 — Create an API key
Create a new API key with an identifying name. The system will automatically generate:

• The API key
• The webhook signing secret

Step 4 — Manage your keys

• You can rename any key from the Actions menu without losing its secret or consumption history.
• You can temporarily deactivate a key (useful for rotation or emergencies) without losing it.
• You can permanently delete a key with explicit confirmation.

Step 5 — Plan limits

• Business: up to 5 active API keys. When trying to create a sixth, a conversion point to Enterprise is surfaced.
• Enterprise: unlimited keys, with a direct path to sales.

Step 6 — Audit credit usage
You can audit credit pool consumption by filtering by a specific API key for granular control over usage.

How to set up API keys for an Enterprise account

Step 1 – Request API access

Contact your designated Magnific representative to request API access. Once it’s enabled, you’ll be able to generate API Keys directly from your Dashboard.

Step 2 – Access the API keys section

• Go back to the enterprise account page and refresh
• You will now see the API Keys section (currently in beta mode)
• There is also a link to the API docs available there

Step 3 – Generate an API key

• Click Generate
• Give it a name (e.g. "Heroes Test")
• Set a credit limit if needed
• Click Save API Key

Step 4 – Copy your key

• Once generated, copy the API key immediately
• You will not be able to see it again for security reasons

Step 5 – Manage your API key

• You can activate or deactivate keys at any time
• You can set permissions (e.g. audio models, 3D models)
• You can also delete a key if needed

API dashboard (legacy)

The API Dashboard is your central hub for managing everything related to your API usage. You can access it by clicking your profile picture in the top-right corner and selecting API Dashboard, or by going directly to magnific.com/developers/dashboard.

From the dashboard you can:

• View and regenerate your API key
• Track usage and monitor request volume in real time
• Set a monthly budget to control spending
• Review rate limits and pricing for each service
• Manage billing information and payment methods

Credits based model API Administration Panel

Subscription-based API users can manage their accounts through the administration panel, which is located within the subscription panel. From here, you can perform the following actions:

• Create API keys
• Check and manage permissions for the API keys
• Control the credits spent by each key

Pricing and billing

The Magnific API uses a subscription system with a credit‑based model.

Each API generation requests — images, videos, audio, upscaling, editing, and more — deduct credits from your balance.

To use the API, you can choose from the following subscription plans:

• Business: 90K credits/month or 1.08M/year
• Enterprise: custom yearly credits, scaling with your usage

You’ll find detailed credit costs for each tool and generation in our Help Center.

All subscriptions also allow you to generate content directly on our website.

If your plan includes “Unlimited” usage, please note this applies only inside the Magnific web app — API calls always consume credits.

Rate limits

The API enforces rate limits to ensure stability and fair usage for all developers. Limits apply at both the API key and IP address level.

If you exceed these limits, requests may be throttled or temporarily blocked until the limit resets. If your application requires higher limits, contact the Sales team to discuss a custom plan.

Usage rules

The Magnific API is designed for integration into digital products and workflows. To keep your API access active, follow these rules:

• Do not use the API for data mining, content scraping, or AI model training.
• Do not sell or redistribute Magnific content without modification.
• Report downloads accurately: trigger a download request every time a resource is uniquely used by a user. For example, when someone selects an image for a blog post, sets it as a header, or uses it as a background.
• Caching is allowed as long as you maintain an active plan and report all downloads accurately and promptly.

Common error codes

When something goes wrong with a request, the API returns standard HTTP status codes. Here are the most common ones:

For the full list of response codes and their meanings, refer to the API documentation.

Resources and support

If you run into issues or have questions about your API integration, you can reach the support team through the contact form at magnific.com/api#contact or through the general support page.