imgbox is down? Rescue your images.
imgbox is throwing 503s and timeouts. Paste your imgbox image links below and each one is re-served through PixelVault's edge — so it keeps working even while imgbox doesn't. Read the full guide →
How rescue works when imgbox is down
A rescued image loads through img.pixelvault.dev/rescue, which fetches the original from imgbox once and then serves its own copy from a global CDN. That's why it survives an outage: as long as imgbox answers even briefly, PixelVault grabs the image and keeps serving it after imgbox stops. imgbox is currently flapping — down, then briefly up — so retrying is worth it; the first successful fetch is cached on PixelVault's edge for about 30 days — long enough to migrate it somewhere permanent.
The honest limit: if imgbox is permanently gone and an image was never cached anywhere, it can't be re-fetched. For those, your options are a cache like the Wayback Machine (the tool links each image to its archive) or your own original files. That's exactly why the real fix is to migrate off imgbox now, while there's still a window.
imgbox rescue — FAQ
Is imgbox down or shutting down?
imgbox has been returning 503 errors and connection timeouts, and users are openly asking if it's dead. Nobody outside imgbox knows for sure — but it's currently flapping rather than permanently gone, so there's still a window to rescue images before they disappear.
Can I rescue imgbox images if the site is down?
You can rescue any image imgbox still occasionally responds for — this tool grabs it the moment imgbox answers and keeps a copy on PixelVault's edge. Images imgbox never returns again can only come from a cache like the Wayback Machine, or from your own local original files.
How do I make my imgbox images permanent?
Create a free PixelVault account (or use the WordPress plugin) and Migrate & Own: copy each imgbox image into a project you control so it keeps working even after imgbox is gone. Rescue keeps them loading today; migrating makes them permanent.
Is this tool free?
Yes — free and no signup. Paste your imgbox links and it rescues each one through PixelVault's edge right in your browser.