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High-caliber stock images, video clips, and music tracks for any occasion
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Quickly surface relevant assets for every request
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Find the licensing model that works best with your business
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Detailed documentation and a dedicated team to expedite time to hello world
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Our REST API delivers a frictionless workflow for users, flexibility for developers, and results for businesses.


Pinpoint the right stock assets for every request with advanced filters, accurate metadata, and multilingual search in 21 languages.
{
"page": 1,
"per_page": 3,
"total_count": 238991,
"search_id": "zW_zW1tpMAzkVONcYksznA",
"data": [
{
"id": "348384155",
"aspect": 1.7776,
"assets": {
"preview": {
"height": 253,
"url": "https://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/3798320/348384155/stock-photo-new-york-city-th-ave-vertical-348384155.jpg",
"width": 450
},
"small_thumb": {
"height": 56,
"url": "https://thumb9.shutterstock.com/thumb_small/3798320/348384155/stock-photo-new-york-city-th-ave-vertical-348384155.jpg",
"width": 100
},
"large_thumb": {
"height": 84,
"url": "https://thumb9.shutterstock.com/thumb_large/3798320/348384155/stock-photo-new-york-city-th-ave-vertical-348384155.jpg",
"width": 150
},
"huge_thumb": {
"height": 260,
"url": "https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/new-york-city-5th-ave-260nw-348384155.jpg",
"width": 462
}
},
"contributor": {
"id": "3798320"
},
"description": "New York City 5th Ave Vertical",
"image_type": "photo",
"media_type": "image"
},
...
],
"spellcheck_info": {}
}


Accelerate user workflows with straightforward in-platform asset licensing in the right format, license filtering, and access to license history.
{
"data": [
{
"video_id": "2140697",
"download": {
"url": "https://download.shutterstock.com/gatekeeper/[random-characters]/shutterstock_v2140697.mov"
},
"allotment_charge": 1
},
...
]
}


Create custom collections tailored for your audience or use our featured collections.
const request = require("request-promise");
const body = {
"items": [
{
"id": "91378538",
"media_type": "image"
},
{
"id": "256220611",
"media_type": "image"
}
]
}
request.post("https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/images/collections/64708724/items", {
headers: {
"User-Agent": "request",
"Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN
},
body: body,
json: true
})
.then(res => {
console.log(res);
});


Empower users with complete creative control over images with the Shutterstock Editor.
<script src="https://s.picdn.net/editor/image/assets/integration.js"></script>
<script>
window.Editor({
apiKey: 'API_KEY'
}).launch();
</script>


Give your platform a competitive edge with reverse image search capabilities powered by computer vision.
const request = require("request-promise");
request.get("https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/images/Ue9ecf147307485dc71cf947d1dbb90bd/similar", {
headers: {
"User-Agent": "request",
"Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN
}
})
.then(res => {
console.log(res);
});
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