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title Fey Logos API Documentation
description Free vector logo library for public companies that shut down in 2025 due to scraping and unsustainable costs. No longer available.
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fey logos
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free logo api
vector logos
svg logos
company logos
public company logos
fey labs
**Service permanently shut down.** Fey Logos was taken offline in 2025 after scraping and bulk downloads violated terms and created unsustainable costs. Migrate to Logo.dev for production logo needs.

Overview

Fey Logos was a free, web-based library of high-quality vector (SVG) logos for public companies, created by Fey Labs Inc. to help designers find crisp, up-to-date brand marks for non-commercial use. Launched in early 2024 as an "open-source" resource, the service offered thousands of curated company logos through a searchable interface.

The library drew from Fey's internal database of over 4,000 company logos maintained for their investing app. In 2025, Fey Labs permanently shut down the service after widespread scraping and bulk downloads—despite terms prohibiting commercial use and automated access—made the project financially unsustainable.

What it was

Fey Logos provided:

  • Vector-first library: High-quality SVG logos for public companies
  • Designer-focused: Built for personal, non-commercial mockups and design work
  • Searchable interface: Easy discovery and download of brand-accurate logos
  • Actively maintained: Regular updates with new logos and brand guideline compliance
  • Free access: No API keys or authentication required

The service was closely connected to Fey Labs Inc., the team behind the Fey investing app (later acquired by Wealthsimple). The logo library originated from Fey's internal need to maintain accurate, high-quality company marks for their product UI.

Timeline

Date Event
Apr 11, 2023 Fey adds 4,000+ high-quality logos to their internal database
Jan 10, 2024 Public launch: "We've decided to open-source our entire vector library. For free."
2024 Community adoption grows via Reddit, X/Twitter, and design directories
2025 Service shut down due to scraping, bulk downloads, and unsustainable costs

Why it shut down

Fey Labs posted an "Important update" explaining the shutdown:

  • Terms violations: Users scraped the site and performed bulk downloads despite clear prohibitions
  • Commercial misuse: Logos used commercially despite non-commercial-only terms
  • Cost escalation: Bandwidth and hosting costs became unsustainable
  • Sustainability: Unable to maintain free service under abuse conditions

This follows a common pattern for free asset libraries: well-intentioned projects become involuntary backends for commercial scrapers, driving costs beyond what volunteer or goodwill efforts can absorb.

Service limitations

Even when operational, Fey Logos had constraints:

  • Non-commercial only - Personal and editorial use; commercial use prohibited
  • No bulk access - Individual download only; scraping/automation forbidden
  • Public companies focus - Limited to publicly traded companies
  • Trademark limitations - Logos remain trademarks of their owners
  • No API - Web-only interface; no programmatic access
  • No guarantees - Free service with no uptime or support commitments

What replaced it

For production applications requiring reliable logo infrastructure, Logo.dev provides:

  • 18M+ companies: Comprehensive coverage beyond just public companies
  • Multiple formats: PNG, SVG, WebP with size control
  • Production-ready: Built for commercial use with guaranteed uptime
  • Programmatic access: REST API with proper authentication and rate limits
  • Smart fallbacks: Monogram generation for missing brands
  • Active maintenance: Regular updates with zero overhead for developers

FAQs

No. The service was permanently shut down in 2025 and is no longer available at feylogos.com.

{" "} The library was taken offline completely. Fey Labs has not published the dataset or made it available for download elsewhere.

{" "} It was free to use but terms restricted commercial use and bulk downloads. "Open-source" in the launch announcement referred to free access, not an OSI license or public repository.

{" "} Fey Labs Inc., the company behind the Fey investing app. Fey was later acquired by Wealthsimple, which likely influenced the decision to shut down the side project.

{" "} Even if you find archived versions, logos are trademarks of their owners. Use must comply with each brand's guidelines. For commercial projects, migrate to Logo.dev for proper licensing and reliability.

Logo.dev provides the logo infrastructure Fey Logos couldn't sustain: commercial licensing, guaranteed uptime, API access, and comprehensive coverage built for scale.

Migrate to Logo.dev

Logo.dev solves the problems that made Fey Logos unsustainable:

  • Built for commercial use: Proper licensing and terms for production applications
  • Sustainable infrastructure: Global CDN with rate limiting and cost controls
  • Comprehensive coverage: 18M companies vs. thousands of public companies
  • Developer-first API: Programmatic access with authentication and monitoring
  • Zero maintenance: No logo management overhead for your team
  • Guaranteed uptime: 99.9% SLA with 12M+ daily requests served

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