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Getty Images Search API

The Search API from Getty Images — 11 operation(s) for search.

Getty Images Search API is one of 52 APIs that Getty Images publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Search. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 11 operations across 11 paths, and defines 78 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 3.

Requests are made against the base URL https://api.gettyimages.com.

11 operations 11 paths 78 schemas 10 GET1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
3
Base URL
https://api.gettyimages.com
Authentication
API Key, OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Getty Images Search API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Api-Key (Api-Key). It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the password, clientCredentials and authorizationCode flows. By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 11

Across 11 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 10 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Search 11
GET
/v3/affiliates/search/images
4 params → 200
GET
/v3/affiliates/search/videos
3 params → 200
GET
/v3/search/events
Search for events
10 params → 200400401403
GET
/v3/search/images/creative
Search for creative images only
33 params → 200400401403500
GET
/v3/search/images/creative/by-image
Search for creative images based on url
13 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/v3/search/images/editorial
Search for editorial images only
33 params → 200400401403
GET
/v3/search/videos/creative
Search for creative videos
35 params → 200400401403500
GET
/v3/search/videos/creative/by-image
Search for creative videos based on url
13 params → 200400401403404500
GET
/v3/search/videos/editorial
Search for editorial videos
32 params → 200400401403
PUT
/v3/search/by-image/uploads/{file-name}
Upload image for use by the search creative images/videos operations
1 param body → 200400401403
GET
/v3/search/images
Search for both creative and editorial images - DEPRECATED
27 params → 200400401403

Schemas 78

The contract defines 78 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ImageSearchItemEditorial (31 properties), ImageSearchItem (31 properties), EditorialVideoSearchItem (27 properties), ImageSearchItemCreative (26 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CreativeImagesFieldValues
string
CreativeImageSortOrder
string
EditorialSegmentContract
string
EventsSearchResult
object
2 properties
EditorialVideoSearchResults
object
4 properties
AffiliateImage
object
5 properties
Location
object
2 properties
CreateImageSearchFacetsFields
string
LicenseModelVideoRequest
string
HeroImage
object
2 properties
EditorialVideosFieldValues
string
AffiliateVideoUrls
object
5 properties
GraphicalStyle
string
ImageSearchItemCreative
object
26 properties
SearchFacetsResponse
object
5 properties
ImageOrientationRequest
string
VideoFrameRates
string
EditorialImageSearchResults
object
3 properties
CreativeVideosFieldValues
string
ReferralDestination
object
2 properties
AffiliateImageSearchResponse
object
2 properties
BlendedImageSortOrder
string
MaxDimensions
object
2 properties
EventSearchSortOrder
string
RelatedSearch
object
2 properties
EditorialSource
object
1 property
AllowedUse
object
3 properties
VideoAspectRatioFilterType
string
AffiliateVideo
object
6 properties
TeeShirtSize
string
HeroImageDisplaySize
object
3 properties
EditorialGraphicalStyle
string
SearchFileType
string
Artist
object
1 property
ImageSearchItemEditorial
object
31 properties
NumberOfPeopleFilterType
string
ImagesFieldValues
string
SortOrder
string
CompositionsFilterType
string
ImageTechniquesFilterType
string
VideoSearchItemDisplaySize
object
4 properties
ReleaseStatus
string
VideoFormatsRequest
string
CollectionsFilterType
string
CreativeVideoSearchItem
object
26 properties
Event
object
8 properties
GraphicalStylesFilterType
string
Download
object
4 properties
IStockLicense
object
2 properties
CreativeImageSearchResults
object
4 properties
AffiliateVideoSearchResponse
object
2 properties
Keyword
object
6 properties
AutoCorrections
object
1 property
CreativeVideoSearchResults
object
5 properties
EditorialVideoSearchFacetsFields
string
AgeOfPeopleFilterType
string
AffiliateSearchStyle
string
Specifies the graphical style of images desired.
FacetEvent
object
3 properties
MoodFilterType
string
CreativeVideoSortOrder
string
ImageSearchItemDisplaySize
object
3 properties
LocationEvent
object
4 properties
EditorialImagesFieldValues
string
VideoOrientationRequest
string
Entertainment
object
2 properties
EditorialVideoType
string
SearchByImageResourceResults
object
6 properties
EditorialImageSearchFacetsFields
string
CreateVideoSearchFacetsFields
string
EditorialVideoSearchItem
object
27 properties
ImageSearchItemSearchResults
object
3 properties
ViewpointsFilterType
string
EventFieldValues
string
EthnicityFilterType
string
ImageSearchItem
object
31 properties
SpecificPeople
object
2 properties
AssetLicenseName
string
AffiliateImageUrls
object
9 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

getty-images-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Getty Images publishes across the network.

Getty Images Affiliates API
Getty Images Ai API
Getty Images Ai Generator API
Getty Images Artists API
Getty Images Assets API
Getty Images Background API
Getty Images Batches API
Getty Images Boards API
Getty Images Change API
Getty Images Changes API
Getty Images Channels API
Getty Images Collections API
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