Free tool # 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 →](/blog/imgbox-is-down-rescue-images) imgbox image URLs, or the HTML or text they're in Rescue images ## 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](/signup). 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](https://web.archive.org) (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.