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iStock Downloads API

License and download assets

iStock Downloads API is one of 6 APIs that iStock publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.gettyimages.com/v3.

2 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3.0
Base URL
https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

iStock Downloads API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as api-key (apiKey). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKey — API key issued through the Getty Images developer program.
  • bearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 access token obtained via /oauth2/token.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Downloads 2

License and download assets

POST
/downloads/images/{id}
License and download an image
downloadImage 1 param body → 200
POST
/downloads/videos/{id}
License and download a video
downloadVideo 1 param body → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is DownloadResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DownloadResponse
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

istock-downloads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs iStock publishes across the network.

iStock Countries API
iStock Images API
iStock OAuth API
iStock Search API
iStock Videos API