memegen-rs#

Generate memes by building a URL against https://memegen.rs. The response is the image itself - nothing to install, no account, no request body. The same URL always returns the same image, so a meme link is stable and shareable.

Build a captioned meme#

https://memegen.rs/images/{template}/{line1}/{line2}.png

Encode the caption text into each path segment:

• Separate caption lines with /.
• Replace each space with _.
• Replace a literal underscore with __.
• Use _ alone for a blank line.

Examples#

• Two-line Drake meme: https://memegen.rs/images/drake/writing_a_parser/just_using_a_url.png
• "X everywhere" (Buzz), top and bottom: https://memegen.rs/images/buzz/memes/memes_everywhere.png
• Blank template, no caption: https://memegen.rs/images/drake.png
• Caption any image on the web: https://memegen.rs/images/custom/one_does_not_simply/use_a_database.png?background=https://example.com/photo.jpg
• Animated GIF output (templates whose source is an animated GIF): https://memegen.rs/images/fry/not_sure_if_static/or_animated.gif

Options (query parameters)#

• style - alternate background variant for the template
• layout=top - place all captions at the top
• width, height - pad to a fixed size with a blurred letterbox
• color - text fill color (name or hex)

Find templates#

• Every template with its id, name, line count, and an example URL: GET https://memegen.rs/templates
• A single template: GET https://memegen.rs/templates/{id}

Full reference#

The complete, machine-readable contract - every endpoint, parameter, and schema - is the OpenAPI spec: https://memegen.rs/openapi.json.

Tip#

Return the meme as a clickable link rather than pasting the raw URL into chat.