Open documentation ↗Overview
The Shutterstock API provides access to Shutterstock's library of media, as well as information about customers' accounts and the contributors that provide the media.
Shutterstock API Explorer is a media API from shutterstock.com. Requests are authenticated with HTTP Basic auth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 118 endpoints.
At a glance
- Authentication
- HTTP Basic
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Media
- Base URL
https://api.shutterstock.com- Version
- 1.1.32
- Endpoints
- 118
- OpenAPI
- Specification ↗
- Spec updated
- 2023-03-06
Make a first request
Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.
curl -X GET "https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/descriptors" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Basic BASE64_USER_PASSWORD"const response = await fetch("https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/descriptors", {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"Accept": "application/json",
"Authorization": "Basic BASE64_USER_PASSWORD",
},
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);import requests
response = requests.request(
"GET",
"https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/descriptors",
headers={
"Accept": "application/json",
"Authorization": "Basic BASE64_USER_PASSWORD",
},
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())Endpoints
| Method | Path | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /v2/ai/audio/descriptors | List computer audio descriptors |
| GET | /v2/ai/audio/instruments | List computer audio instruments |
| GET | /v2/ai/audio/renders | Get details about audio renders |
| POST | /v2/ai/audio/renders | Create rendered audio |
| GET | /v2/audio | List audio tracks |
| GET | /v2/audio/collections | List audio collections |
| POST | /v2/audio/collections | Create audio collections |
| GET | /v2/audio/collections/{id} | Get the details of audio collections |
| POST | /v2/audio/collections/{id} | Rename audio collections |
| DELETE | /v2/audio/collections/{id} | Delete audio collections |
| GET | /v2/audio/collections/{id}/items | Get the contents of audio collections |
| POST | /v2/audio/collections/{id}/items | Add audio tracks to collections |
| DELETE | /v2/audio/collections/{id}/items | Remove audio tracks from collections |
| GET | /v2/audio/genres | List audio genres |
| GET | /v2/audio/instruments | List audio instruments |
| GET | /v2/audio/licenses | List audio licenses |
| POST | /v2/audio/licenses | License audio tracks |
| POST | /v2/audio/licenses/{id}/downloads | Download audio tracks |
| GET | /v2/audio/moods | List audio moods |
| GET | /v2/audio/search | Search for tracks |
| GET | /v2/audio/{id} | Get details about audio tracks |
| POST | /v2/bulk_search/images | Run multiple image searches |
| GET | /v2/catalog/collections | List catalog collections |
| POST | /v2/catalog/collections | Create catalog collections |
| PATCH | /v2/catalog/collections/{collection_id} | Update collection metadata |
| DELETE | /v2/catalog/collections/{collection_id} | Delete catalog collections |
| POST | /v2/catalog/collections/{collection_id}/items | Add items to catalog collections |
| DELETE | /v2/catalog/collections/{collection_id}/items | Remove items from catalog collection |
| GET | /v2/catalog/search | Search catalogs for assets |
| GET | /v2/contributors | Get details about multiple contributors |
| GET | /v2/contributors/{contributor_id} | Get details about a single contributor |
| GET | /v2/contributors/{contributor_id}/collections | List contributors' collections |
| GET | /v2/contributors/{contributor_id}/collections/{id} | Get details about contributors' collections |
| GET | /v2/contributors/{contributor_id}/collections/{id}/items | Get the items in contributors' collections |
| POST | /v2/cv/images | Upload images |
| GET | /v2/cv/keywords | List suggested keywords |
| GET | /v2/cv/similar/images | List similar images |
| GET | /v2/cv/similar/videos | List similar videos |
| GET | /v2/editorial/categoriesdeprecated | (Deprecated) List editorial categories |
| GET | /v2/editorial/images/categories | List editorial categories |
| GET | /v2/editorial/images/licenses | List editorial image licenses |
| POST | /v2/editorial/images/licenses | License editorial content |
| GET | /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds | Get editorial livefeed list |
| GET | /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds/{id} | Get editorial livefeed |
| GET | /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds/{id}/items | Get editorial livefeed items |
| GET | /v2/editorial/images/search | Search editorial images |
| GET | /v2/editorial/images/updated | List updated content |
| GET | /v2/editorial/images/{id} | Get editorial content details |
| POST | /v2/editorial/licensesdeprecated | (Deprecated) License editorial content |
| GET | /v2/editorial/livefeedsdeprecated | (Deprecated) Get editorial livefeed list |
| GET | /v2/editorial/livefeeds/{id}deprecated | (Deprecated) Get editorial livefeed |
| GET | /v2/editorial/livefeeds/{id}/itemsdeprecated | (Deprecated) Get editorial livefeed items |
| GET | /v2/editorial/searchdeprecated | (Deprecated) Search editorial content |
| GET | /v2/editorial/updateddeprecated | (Deprecated) List updated content |
| GET | /v2/editorial/videos/categories | List editorial video categories |
| GET | /v2/editorial/videos/licenses | List editorial video licenses |
| POST | /v2/editorial/videos/licenses | License editorial video content |
| GET | /v2/editorial/videos/search | Search editorial video content |
| GET | /v2/editorial/videos/{id} | Get editorial video content details |
| GET | /v2/editorial/{id}deprecated | (Deprecated) Get editorial content details |
| GET | /v2/images | List images |
| POST | /v2/imagesdeprecated | Upload ephemeral images |
| GET | /v2/images/categories | List image categories |
| GET | /v2/images/collections | List image collections |
| POST | /v2/images/collections | Create image collections |
| GET | /v2/images/collections/featured | List featured image collections |
| GET | /v2/images/collections/featured/{id} | Get the details of featured image collections |
| GET | /v2/images/collections/featured/{id}/items | Get the contents of featured image collections |
| GET | /v2/images/collections/{id} | Get the details of image collections |
| POST | /v2/images/collections/{id} | Rename image collections |
| DELETE | /v2/images/collections/{id} | Delete image collections |
| GET | /v2/images/collections/{id}/items | Get the contents of image collections |
| POST | /v2/images/collections/{id}/items | Add images to collections |
| DELETE | /v2/images/collections/{id}/items | Remove images from collections |
| GET | /v2/images/licenses | List image licenses |
| POST | /v2/images/licenses | License images |
| POST | /v2/images/licenses/{id}/downloads | Download images |
| GET | /v2/images/recommendations | List recommended images |
| GET | /v2/images/search | Search for images |
| GET | /v2/images/search/suggestions | Get suggestions for a search term |
| POST | /v2/images/search/suggestions | Get keywords from text |
| GET | /v2/images/updated | List updated images |
| GET | /v2/images/{id} | Get details about images |
| GET | /v2/images/{id}/similar | List similar images |
| POST | /v2/oauth/access_token | Get access tokens |
| GET | /v2/oauth/authorize | Authorize applications |
| GET | /v2/sfx | List details about sound effects |
| GET | /v2/sfx/licenses | List sound effects licenses |
| POST | /v2/sfx/licenses | License sound effects |
| POST | /v2/sfx/licenses/{id}/downloads | Download sound effects |
| GET | /v2/sfx/search | Search for sound effects |
| GET | /v2/sfx/{id} | Get details about sound effects |
| GET | /v2/test | Echo text |
| GET | /v2/test/validate | Validate input |
| GET | /v2/user | Get user details |
| GET | /v2/user/access_token | Get access token details |
| GET | /v2/user/subscriptions | List user subscriptions |
| GET | /v2/videos | List videos |
| GET | /v2/videos/categories | List video categories |
| GET | /v2/videos/collections | List video collections |
Showing the first 100 of 118 endpoints; the full list is in the documentation.
Questions
Does the Shutterstock API Explorer API need an API key?
Yes. The Shutterstock API Explorer API uses HTTP Basic authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.
Does the Shutterstock API Explorer API support HTTPS?
Yes, the Shutterstock API Explorer API is served over HTTPS.
How many endpoints does the Shutterstock API Explorer API have?
Its OpenAPI description lists 118 endpoints in version 1.1.32. The first 100 are shown on this page.
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