Documentation

Overview

Documentation

The Shutterstock API allows you to access our full image, video, and music library using Shutterstock’s best-in-class search, licensing, and image editing capabilities.

In order to use our API, you need to:

Sign up for a free Shutterstock account
Create your application to receive your consumer key and secret
Make your first API call

Getting started

Familiarize yourself with the basics to build with the Shutterstock API.

Authentication

Authenticate and make secure requests to the API.

Searching

Use advanced search capabilities, from keyword search to reverse image search.

Licensing and downloading

Get the correct size and format of the media you need.

Create SDK integration

Embed the Create SDK Editor and customize images directly in your web applications.

SDK

Simplify and speed up integration by using a JavaScript library to access our API.

With the API, you can work with images, video clips, and music tracks for all Shutterstock subscriptions.

The API reference provides examples in cURL, Node.JS, PHP, and the Shutterstock command-line client. See the documentation for your preferred programming language for information on how to use REST APIs.