Pictionary Generator API

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Supply drawing prompts matched to your players' skill level.

Pictionary Generator creates random drawing prompts filtered by difficulty level for the classic Pictionary sketching game.

Try it — live request, no key required

Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

Example

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "words": [
      "Including",
      "Widely",
      "Nation",
      "Buffalo",
      "Twelve"
    ],
    "count": 5,
    "difficulty": "medium"
  }
}

About the Pictionary Generator API

Supports batch generation of up to 50 words simultaneously with consistent difficulty levels for extended gameplay sessions.

What people use it for

Drawing Games: Generate pictionary prompts for drawing game applications
Party Apps: Create dynamic party game experiences with difficulty-adjusted prompts
Art Education: Generate drawing exercise prompts for art classes and workshops
Team Events: Power team-building drawing activities with appropriate difficulty levels

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

View all integrations →

Other ways to use Pictionary Generator

Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.

Give it to an AI agentConnect over MCP and your agent calls it as a native tool — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT.on VerveKit

Questions.

Common questions about the Pictionary Generator API.

Read the docs →

Can I filter drawing prompts by skill level?

Yes, you can specify the difficulty level to control the challenge of the words returned. This lets you serve simpler objects for casual rounds or harder concepts for competitive sketching sessions.

What would 20,000 prompt requests cost me?

Each request costs 2 credits. The Starter plan covers 200,000 credits, which yields up to 100,000 calls and works out to about $0.30 per 1,000 calls. The Free plan includes 100 calls every month.

Can I adjust the word count on the Free plan?

Specifying the count parameter to generate multiple words requires a paid plan. Free plan users receive a single prompt per call, while any paid plan unlocks batch generation.

What is the maximum number of prompts I can request at once?

On paid plans, you can generate up to 50 words in a single call using the count parameter. Requesting larger batches beyond 50 words in a single request is not supported.

What data does each prompt response include?

Each response delivers an array of prompt words, the confirmed difficulty level, and the count of words generated in that request.

Request parameters — GET /v1/pictionary

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Optional

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`difficulty`Optional	string	`medium`	Difficulty level `easymediumhard` default medium
`count`OptionalPremium	integer	`5`	Number of words to generate default 1 · range 1-50

Example request

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary?difficulty=medium&count=5" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — GET /v1/pictionary

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "words": [
      "Including",
      "Widely",
      "Nation",
      "Buffalo",
      "Twelve"
    ],
    "count": 5,
    "difficulty": "medium"
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`words`	array	`[Including, ...]`	Array of generated drawing prompt words
`count`	number	`5`	Number of words generated
`difficulty`	string	`"medium"`	Difficulty level of generated words

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	Pictionary Generator calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	100	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	100,000	$0.30
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	500,000	$0.20
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	2,000,000	$0.15

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

Compare all pricing tiers →

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/pictionary

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pictionary with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

GitHubapiverve/pictionary-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferencePictionary Generator API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/pictionarynpm APIVerve.API.PictionaryGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/pictionary

Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Pictionary Generator API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — npm

npm install @apiverve/pictionary

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

npm@apiverve/pictionaryThe published Node.js client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/pictionary-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferencePictionary Generator API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

APIVerve.API.PictionaryGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Python — GET /v1/pictionary

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pictionary with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/pictionarynpm APIVerve.API.PictionaryGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/pictionary

Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Pictionary Generator API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — NuGet

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.PictionaryGenerator

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

NuGetAPIVerve.API.PictionaryGeneratorThe published C# / .NET client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/pictionary-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferencePictionary Generator API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/pictionarynpm

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Go — GET /v1/pictionary

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pictionary with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/pictionarynpm APIVerve.API.PictionaryGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/pictionary

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pictionary with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/pictionarynpm APIVerve.API.PictionaryGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/pictionary

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pictionary with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pictionary")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/pictionarynpm APIVerve.API.PictionaryGeneratorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

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Pictionary Generator API

Try it — live request, no key required

About the Pictionary Generator API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Pictionary Generator

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/pictionary

Optional

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/pictionary

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/pictionary

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/pictionary

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Python — GET /v1/pictionary

Resources

Also published for

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/pictionary

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Go — GET /v1/pictionary

Resources

Also published for

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/pictionary

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/pictionary

Resources

Also published for

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