Give Claude 149M+ free media files: Wikimedia Commons API trick for video editing
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-10-26
A practical tip: if you use Claude to edit videos, point it at Wikimedia Commons' free API — no key required — for 149M+ images, videos and audio files at $0. Licenses live in each file's metadata, so Claude can stick to public domain and CC-BY assets and credit them automatically. Feed it the MediaWiki API docs and instruct it to search Commons first for real photos/clips of specific places, objects or events. Ideal for explainer videos where you need authentic footage, not AI-generated approximations.
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