Shutterstock API Explorer

Shutterstock API Explorer

API version: 1.2.0

Auth

Bearer basic | OAuth2

Base URL

https://api.shutterstock.com

Setup

1. Set Authorization header with your Bearer token
2. GET /v2/images/search -- verify access
3. POST /v2/bulk_search/images -- create first images

Endpoints

109 endpoints across 12 groups. See references/api-spec.lap for full details.

images

bulk_search

videos

audio

sfx

editorial

cv

catalog

contributors

user

test

oauth

Common Questions

Match user requests to endpoints in references/api-spec.lap. Key patterns:

• "Search search?" -> GET /v2/images/search
• "Create a image?" -> POST /v2/bulk_search/images
• "Search suggestions?" -> GET /v2/images/search/suggestions
• "Create a suggestion?" -> POST /v2/images/search/suggestions
• "List all images?" -> GET /v2/images
• "Get image details?" -> GET /v2/images/{id}
• "List all categories?" -> GET /v2/images/categories
• "List all similar?" -> GET /v2/images/{id}/similar
• "Create a license?" -> POST /v2/images/licenses
• "List all licenses?" -> GET /v2/images/licenses
• "Create a download?" -> POST /v2/images/licenses/{id}/downloads
• "List all recommendations?" -> GET /v2/images/recommendations
• "Create a collection?" -> POST /v2/images/collections
• "List all collections?" -> GET /v2/images/collections
• "Get collection details?" -> GET /v2/images/collections/{id}
• "Delete a collection?" -> DELETE /v2/images/collections/{id}
• "Create a item?" -> POST /v2/images/collections/{id}/items
• "List all items?" -> GET /v2/images/collections/{id}/items
• "List all updated?" -> GET /v2/images/updated
• "Search search?" -> GET /v2/videos/search
• "Search suggestions?" -> GET /v2/videos/search/suggestions
• "List all videos?" -> GET /v2/videos
• "Get video details?" -> GET /v2/videos/{id}
• "Create a license?" -> POST /v2/videos/licenses
• "List all licenses?" -> GET /v2/videos/licenses
• "Create a download?" -> POST /v2/videos/licenses/{id}/downloads
• "Create a collection?" -> POST /v2/videos/collections
• "List all collections?" -> GET /v2/videos/collections
• "Get collection details?" -> GET /v2/videos/collections/{id}
• "Delete a collection?" -> DELETE /v2/videos/collections/{id}
• "List all categories?" -> GET /v2/videos/categories
• "Create a item?" -> POST /v2/videos/collections/{id}/items
• "List all items?" -> GET /v2/videos/collections/{id}/items
• "List all similar?" -> GET /v2/videos/{id}/similar
• "List all updated?" -> GET /v2/videos/updated
• "Search search?" -> GET /v2/audio/search
• "List all genres?" -> GET /v2/audio/genres
• "List all instruments?" -> GET /v2/audio/instruments
• "List all moods?" -> GET /v2/audio/moods
• "List all audio?" -> GET /v2/audio
• "Get audio details?" -> GET /v2/audio/{id}
• "Create a license?" -> POST /v2/audio/licenses
• "List all licenses?" -> GET /v2/audio/licenses
• "Create a download?" -> POST /v2/audio/licenses/{id}/downloads
• "Create a collection?" -> POST /v2/audio/collections
• "List all collections?" -> GET /v2/audio/collections
• "Get collection details?" -> GET /v2/audio/collections/{id}
• "Delete a collection?" -> DELETE /v2/audio/collections/{id}
• "Create a item?" -> POST /v2/audio/collections/{id}/items
• "List all items?" -> GET /v2/audio/collections/{id}/items
• "Search search?" -> GET /v2/sfx/search
• "Get sfx details?" -> GET /v2/sfx/{id}
• "List all sfx?" -> GET /v2/sfx
• "List all licenses?" -> GET /v2/sfx/licenses
• "Create a license?" -> POST /v2/sfx/licenses
• "Create a download?" -> POST /v2/sfx/licenses/{id}/downloads
• "Search search?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images/search
• "List all categories?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images/categories
• "List all updated?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images/updated
• "Get image details?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images/{id}
• "List all images?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images
• "List all licenses?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images/licenses
• "Create a license?" -> POST /v2/editorial/images/licenses
• "List all livefeeds?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds
• "Get livefeed details?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds/{id}
• "List all items?" -> GET /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds/{id}/items
• "Search search?" -> GET /v2/editorial/videos/search
• "List all categories?" -> GET /v2/editorial/videos/categories
• "Get video details?" -> GET /v2/editorial/videos/{id}
• "List all videos?" -> GET /v2/editorial/videos
• "List all licenses?" -> GET /v2/editorial/videos/licenses
• "Create a license?" -> POST /v2/editorial/videos/licenses
• "Create a image?" -> POST /v2/cv/images
• "List all images?" -> GET /v2/cv/similar/images
• "List all videos?" -> GET /v2/cv/similar/videos
• "List all keywords?" -> GET /v2/cv/keywords
• "Search search?" -> GET /v2/catalog/search
• "List all collections?" -> GET /v2/catalog/collections
• "Create a collection?" -> POST /v2/catalog/collections
• "Partially update a collection?" -> PATCH /v2/catalog/collections/{collection_id}
• "Delete a collection?" -> DELETE /v2/catalog/collections/{collection_id}
• "Create a item?" -> POST /v2/catalog/collections/{collection_id}/items
• "List all contributors?" -> GET /v2/contributors
• "Get contributor details?" -> GET /v2/contributors/{contributor_id}
• "List all collections?" -> GET /v2/contributors/{contributor_id}/collections
• "Get collection details?" -> GET /v2/contributors/{contributor_id}/collections/{id}
• "List all items?" -> GET /v2/contributors/{contributor_id}/collections/{id}/items
• "List all user?" -> GET /v2/user
• "List all access_token?" -> GET /v2/user/access_token
• "List all subscriptions?" -> GET /v2/user/subscriptions
• "List all test?" -> GET /v2/test
• "List all validate?" -> GET /v2/test/validate
• "List all authorize?" -> GET /v2/oauth/authorize
• "Create a access_token?" -> POST /v2/oauth/access_token
• "Get editorial details?" -> GET /v2/editorial/{id}
• "Create a license?" -> POST /v2/editorial/licenses
• "List all livefeeds?" -> GET /v2/editorial/livefeeds
• "Get livefeed details?" -> GET /v2/editorial/livefeeds/{id}
• "List all items?" -> GET /v2/editorial/livefeeds/{id}/items
• "Search search?" -> GET /v2/editorial/search
• "List all categories?" -> GET /v2/editorial/categories
• "List all updated?" -> GET /v2/editorial/updated
• "How to authenticate?" -> See Auth section

Response Tips

• Check response schemas in references/api-spec.lap for field details
• List endpoints may support pagination; check for limit, offset, or cursor params
• Create/update endpoints typically return the created/updated object

References

• Full spec: See references/api-spec.lap for complete endpoint details, parameter tables, and response schemas

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