Using Next.js with Unsplash API

This is an example of how Unsplash can be used with Next.js

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Execute create-next-app with npm, Yarn, or pnpm to bootstrap the example:

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npx create-next-app --example with-unsplash with-unsplash-app

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yarn create next-app --example with-unsplash with-unsplash-app

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pnpm create next-app --example with-unsplash with-unsplash-app

First, you'll need to create an account on Unsplash if you don't have one already. Once that's done, follow the steps below.

Before creating an app you'll have to accept the terms for API use:

Then, fill the form with the app name and description, and click on on Create application to finish the creation of your app:

After creating the app, you should be able to see the API keys in the settings page of your app:

We'll need those API keys to connect the example with your Unsplash app.

First, copy the .env.local.example file in this directory to .env.local (which will be ignored by Git):

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cp .env.local.example .env.local

Then set each variable on .env.local:

UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY should be the Access Key of your Unsplash app
UNSPLASH_USER should be any valid Unsplash username. The example will use the photos of the user selected here.

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npm install
npm run dev
# or
yarn install
yarn dev
# or
pnpm install
pnpm dev

Your app should be up and running on http://localhost:3000! If it doesn't work, post on GitHub discussions.

You can deploy this app to the cloud with Vercel (Documentation).

To deploy your local project to Vercel, push it to GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket and import to Vercel.

Important: When you import your project on Vercel, make sure to click on Environment Variables and set them to match your .env.local file.

Alternatively, you can deploy using our template by clicking on the Deploy button below.