Give Me an Avatar

Gets a random avatar URL from a collection of different avatar generation services.

Installation and usage

Library can either be directly downloaded from Nuget.org, OR installed via the NuGet Package Manager UI or via the Package Manager Console if you’re using Visual Studio.

Command to install Give Me an Avatar NuGet via the Package Manager Console UI in Visual Studio shown below.

PM> Install-Package GiveMeAnAvatar

Go ahead and consume it directly.

var avatarURL = GiveMeAnAvatar.GetAvatarURL();

Or supply optional settings to get a slightly customized avatar URL.

var settings = new AvatarSettings() { Name = "John Smith", Size = 124 };
var avatarURL = GiveMeAnAvatar.GetAvatarURL(settings);

Service	Avatar example
placeholder.com
placeimg.com
placekitten.com
dummyimage.com
loremflickr.com
baconmockup.com
placebeard.it
fakeimg.pl
thispersondoesnotexist.com
picsum.photos
fillmurray.com
placecage.com
stevensegallery.com
gravatar.com
ui-avatars.com
generative-placeholders.glitch.me
robohash.org
avatars.dicebear.com
avatar.uimaterial.com

I’m not using avataaars separately since avatars.dicebear.com includes avataaars.
Placekitten image might appear broken at times in the table above, however, the image service itself runs fine.

All the avatar services used in this NuGet package are outlined in the table above.
Package logo created using AutoDraw.
This NuGet package is developed by Clyde D’Souza.