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iStock Images API

Image metadata retrieval

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

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. 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 2 schemas 2 GET

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 Images 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 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Images 2

Image metadata retrieval

GET
/images
Get metadata for multiple images
listImages 1 param → 200
GET
/images/{id}
Get image metadata
getImage 1 param → 200404

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Image (11 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Image
object
11 properties
Error
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

istock-images-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs iStock publishes across the network.

iStock Countries API
iStock Downloads API
iStock OAuth API
iStock Search API
iStock Videos API