Getty Images Downloads API
The Downloads API from Getty Images — 5 operation(s) for downloads.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Getty Images Downloads API
version: '3'
description: 'Operations tagged Downloads across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: getty-images-openapi.yml, getty-images-swagger-v3-openapi.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
security:
- Api-Key: []
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Downloads
paths:
/v3/downloads:
get:
tags:
- Downloads
summary: Returns information about a customer's downloaded assets
description: 'Returns information about a customer''s previously downloaded assets.
You''ll need an API key and access token to use this resource.
This endpoint requires being a Getty Images customer to limit your results to only assets that you have a license to use,
you need to also include an authorization token in the header of your request.
Please consult our Authorization FAQ for more information on authorization tokens.'
parameters:
- name: Accept-Language
in: header
description: 'Provide a header to specify the language of result values. Supported values: cs (iStock only), de, en-GB, en-US, es, fi (iStock only), fr, hu (iStock only), id (iStock only), it, ja, ko (creative assets only), nl, pl (creative assets only), pt-BR, pt-PT, ro (iStock only), ru (creative assets only), sv, th (iStock only), tr, uk (iStock only), vi (iStock only), zh-HK (creative assets only).'
schema:
type: string
description: 'Provide a header to specify the language of result values. Supported values: cs (iStock only), de, en-GB, en-US, es, fi (iStock only), fr, hu (iStock only), id (iStock only), it, ja, ko (creative assets only), nl, pl (creative assets only), pt-BR, pt-PT, ro (iStock only), ru (creative assets only), sv, th (iStock only), tr, uk (iStock only), vi (iStock only), zh-HK (creative assets only).'
- name: date_from
in: query
description: "If specified, selects assets downloaded on or after this date. Dates should be submitted in ISO 8601 format (i.e., YYYY-MM-DD). \nAny hour, minute, second values in the request are not used, unless useTimePart parameter is included.\nDate/times in the response are UTC. Default is 30 days prior to date_to"
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: "If specified, selects assets downloaded on or after this date. Dates should be submitted in ISO 8601 format (i.e., YYYY-MM-DD). \nAny hour, minute, second values in the request are not used, unless useTimePart parameter is included.\nDate/times in the response are UTC. Default is 30 days prior to date_to"
format: date-time
- name: date_to
in: query
description: 'If specified, selects assets downloaded on or before this date. Dates should be submitted in ISO 8601 format (i.e., YYYY-MM-DD)
Any hour, minute, second values in the request are not used, unless useTimePart parameter is included.
Date/times in the response are UTC. Default is current date or 30 days after specified start date, whichever one is earlier.'
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: 'If specified, selects assets downloaded on or before this date. Dates should be submitted in ISO 8601 format (i.e., YYYY-MM-DD)
Any hour, minute, second values in the request are not used, unless useTimePart parameter is included.
Date/times in the response are UTC. Default is current date or 30 days after specified start date, whichever one is earlier.'
format: date-time
- name: use_time
in: query
description: 'If specified, time values provided with date_to or date_from will be used. Time values should be appended to the date value in ISO 8601 format
i.e.: 2019-09-19T19:30:37 or 2019-09-19 19:30:37. Time zone can be specified as optional.
Default value is false'
schema:
type: boolean
description: 'If specified, time values provided with date_to or date_from will be used. Time values should be appended to the date value in ISO 8601 format
i.e.: 2019-09-19T19:30:37 or 2019-09-19 19:30:37. Time zone can be specified as optional.
Default value is false'
default: false
- name: page
in: query
description: Identifies page to return. Default is 1.
schema:
type: integer
description: Identifies page to return. Default is 1.
format: int32
default: 1
- name: page_size
in: query
description: Specifies page size. Default is 30, maximum page_size is 100.
schema:
type: integer
description: Specifies page size. Default is 30, maximum page_size is 100.
format: int32
default: 30
- name: product_type
in: query
description: Specifies product type to be included in the previous download results. Product types easyaccess, editorialsubscription, imagepack, and premiumaccess are for GettyImages API keys. Product types royaltyfreesubscription and creditpack are for iStock API keys. To get previous iStockPhoto credit downloads, creditpack must be selected.
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductTypeForDownloads'
- name: company_downloads
in: query
description: If specified, returns the list of previously downloaded images for all users in your company. Your account must be enabled for this functionality. Contact your Getty Images account rep for more information. Default is false.
schema:
type: boolean
description: If specified, returns the list of previously downloaded images for all users in your company. Your account must be enabled for this functionality. Contact your Getty Images account rep for more information. Default is false.
default: false
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GetDownloadsResponse'
'400':
description: Bad request
'401':
description: AuthorizationTokenRequired
'403':
description: Forbidden
operationId: getV3Downloads
x-operation-id-source: derived
/v3/downloads/images/{id}:
post:
tags:
- Downloads
summary: Download an image
description: 'Use this endpoint to generate download URLs and related data for images you are authorized to download.
Most product offerings have enforced periodic download limits such as monthly, weekly, and daily. When this operation executes, the count of allowed downloads is decremented by one for the product offering. Once the download limit is reached for a given product offering, no further downloads may be requested for that product offering until the next download period.
The download limit for a given download period is covered in your product agreement established with Getty Images.
You''ll need an API key and a Resource Owner Grant or Implicit Grant access token to use this resource.
## Auto Downloads
The `auto_download` request query parameter specifies whether to automatically download the image.
If the `auto_download` request query parameter is set to _true_, the API will return an HTTP status code 303 *See Other*.Your client code will need to process this response and redirect to the URI specified in the *Location* header to enable you to automatically download the file. The redirection workflow follows the HTTP 1.1 protocol.
Client Request:
```
https://api.gettyimages.com/v3/downloads/images/[asset_id]?auto_download=true
```
Server Response:
Your client code should follow redirect (3xx) status codes returned from the URI in the response Location header. More information here: HTTP 1.1 protocol.
```
HTTP/1.1 303 See Other
Location: https://delivery.gettyimages.com/...
```
If the `auto_download` request query parameter is set to false, the API will return a HTTP status code 200, along with the URI in the response body which can be used to download the image.
Client Request:
```
https://api.gettyimages.com/v3/downloads/images/[asset_id]?auto_download=false
```
Server Response:
```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"uri": "https://delivery.gettyimages.com/..."
}
```
## Downloading Via the Returned URI
Your client code should follow redirect (3xx) status codes returned from the URI in the response. More information here: HTTP 1.1 protocol.
The URI returned by this call should be considered opaque and the format could change at any time.
In order to get the filename, length or file type, the response headers must be inspected. An example
response follows:
```
content-length: 33959979
content-type: image/jpeg
content-disposition: attachment; filename=GettyImages-1167612765.jpg
```
The `content-disposition` header must be parsed to get a usable filename.
## Download URI expiration
Download URIs are _**only valid for 24 hours**_, starting from the moment they are returned from this call.'
parameters:
- name: Accept-Language
in: header
description: 'Provide a header to specify the language of result values. Supported values: cs (iStock only), de, en-GB, en-US, es, fi (iStock only), fr, hu (iStock only), id (iStock only), it, ja, ko (creative assets only), nl, pl (creative assets only), pt-BR, pt-PT, ro (iStock only), ru (creative assets only), sv, th (iStock only), tr, uk (iStock only), vi (iStock only), zh-HK (creative assets only).'
schema:
type: string
description: 'Provide a header to specify the language of result values. Supported values: cs (iStock only), de, en-GB, en-US, es, fi (iStock only), fr, hu (iStock only), id (iStock only), it, ja, ko (creative assets only), nl, pl (creative assets only), pt-BR, pt-PT, ro (iStock only), ru (creative assets only), sv, th (iStock only), tr, uk (iStock only), vi (iStock only), zh-HK (creative assets only).'
- name: id
in: path
description: "<remarks>\n Id of image to download.\n </remarks>"
required: true
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: "<remarks>\n Id of image to download.\n </remarks>"
- name: auto_download
in: query
description: "<remarks>\n Specifies whether to auto-download the image. If true is specified, a 303 SeeOther status is returned with a\n Location header set to the location of the image.\n If false is specified, the download URI will be returned in the response message. Default is true.\n </remarks>"
schema:
type: boolean
description: "<remarks>\n Specifies whether to auto-download the image. If true is specified, a 303 SeeOther status is returned with a\n Location header set to the location of the image.\n If false is specified, the download URI will be returned in the response message. Default is true.\n </remarks>"
default: true
- name: file_type
in: query
description: "<remarks>\n File Type expressed with three character file extension.\n </remarks>"
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DownloadFileType'
- name: height
in: query
description: "<remarks>\n Specifies the pixel height of the particular image to download.\n Available heights can be found in the images/{ids} response for the specific image.\n If left blank, it will return the largest available size.\n </remarks>"
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: "<remarks>\n Specifies the pixel height of the particular image to download.\n Available heights can be found in the images/{ids} response for the specific image.\n If left blank, it will return the largest available size.\n </remarks>"
- name: product_id
in: query
description: "<remarks>\n Identifier of the instance for the selected product offering type.\n </remarks>"
schema:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
description: "<remarks>\n Identifier of the instance for the selected product offering type.\n </remarks>"
format: int32
- name: product_type
in: query
description: "<remarks>\n Product types easyaccess, editorialsubscription, imagepack, and premiumaccess are for GettyImages API keys. Product types royaltyfreesubscription and creditpack are for iStock API keys. Default product type for iStock API keys is creditpack.\n </remarks>"
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductTypeForDownloads'
- name: use_team_credits
in: query
description: Specifies whether to download the image with iStock Team Credits. Only applicable to iStock API keys authenticated with a user that has Team Credits. Blank is the same as False.
schema:
type:
- boolean
- 'null'
description: Specifies whether to download the image with iStock Team Credits. Only applicable to iStock API keys authenticated with a user that has Team Credits. Blank is the same as False.
default: false
requestBody:
description: "<remarks>\n Additional information required from specific customers when downloading. \n Only users who have been set up with a project code by Getty Images Sales need to use this field.\n </remarks>"
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PremiumAccessDownloadData'
responses:
'200':
description: OK
'303':
description: See Other
'400':
description: MissingRequiredQueryParameters
'401':
description: AuthorizationTokenRequired
'403':
description: OverageLimitReached
'404':
description: ImageNotFound
operationId: postV3DownloadsImagesById
x-operation-id-source: derived
/v3/downloads/videos/{id}:
post:
tags:
- Downloads
summary: Download a video
description: 'Use this endpoint to generate download URLs and related data for videos you are authorized to download.
Most product offerings have enforced periodic download limits such as monthly, weekly, and daily. When this operation executes, the count of allowed downloads is decremented by one for the product offering. Once the download limit is reached for a given product offering, no further downloads may be requested for that product offering until the next download period.
The download limit for a given download period is covered in your product agreement established with Getty Images.
You''ll need an API key and a Resource Owner Grant or Implicit Grant access token to use this resource.
## Auto Downloads
The `auto_download` request query parameter specifies whether to automatically download the video.
If the `auto_download` request query parameter is set to _true_, the API will return an HTTP status code 303 *See Other*.Your client code will need to process this response and redirect to the URI specified in the *Location* header to enable you to automatically download the file. The redirection workflow follows the HTTP 1.1 protocol.
Client Request:
```
https://api.gettyimages.com/v3/downloads/videos/[asset_id]?auto_download=true
```
Server Response:
Your client code should follow redirect (3xx) status codes returned from the URI in the response Location header. More information here: HTTP 1.1 protocol.
```
HTTP/1.1 303 See Other
Location: https://delivery.gettyimages.com/...
```
If the `auto_download` request query parameter is set to false, the API will return a HTTP status code 200, along with the URI in the response body which can be used to download the video.
Client Request:
```
https://api.gettyimages.com/v3/downloads/videos/[asset_id]?auto_download=false
```
Server Response:
```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"uri": "https://delivery.gettyimages.com/..."
}
```
## Downloading Via the Returned URI
Your client code should follow redirect (3xx) status codes returned from the URI in the response. More information here: HTTP 1.1 protocol.
The URI returned by this call should be considered opaque and the format could change at any time.
In order to get the filename, length or file type, the response headers must be inspected. An example
response follows:
```
content-length: 283925783
content-type: video/quicktime
content-disposition: attachment; filename=GettyImages-690773579.mov
```
The `content-disposition` header must be parsed to get a usable filename.
## Download URI expiration
Download URIs are _**only valid for 24 hours**_, starting from the moment they are returned from this call.'
parameters:
- name: Accept-Language
in: header
description: 'Provide a header to specify the language of result values. Supported values: cs (iStock only), de, en-GB, en-US, es, fi (iStock only), fr, hu (iStock only), id (iStock only), it, ja, ko (creative assets only), nl, pl (creative assets only), pt-BR, pt-PT, ro (iStock only), ru (creative assets only), sv, th (iStock only), tr, uk (iStock only), vi (iStock only), zh-HK (creative assets only).'
schema:
type: string
description: 'Provide a header to specify the language of result values. Supported values: cs (iStock only), de, en-GB, en-US, es, fi (iStock only), fr, hu (iStock only), id (iStock only), it, ja, ko (creative assets only), nl, pl (creative assets only), pt-BR, pt-PT, ro (iStock only), ru (creative assets only), sv, th (iStock only), tr, uk (iStock only), vi (iStock only), zh-HK (creative assets only).'
- name: id
in: path
description: "<remarks>\n Id of video to download.\n </remarks>"
required: true
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: "<remarks>\n Id of video to download.\n </remarks>"
- name: auto_download
in: query
description: "<remarks>\n Specifies whether to auto-download the video. If true is specified, a 303 SeeOther status is returned with a\n Location header set to the location of the video.\n If false is specified, the download URI will be returned in the response message. Default is false.\n </remarks>"
schema:
type: boolean
description: "<remarks>\n Specifies whether to auto-download the video. If true is specified, a 303 SeeOther status is returned with a\n Location header set to the location of the video.\n If false is specified, the download URI will be returned in the response message. Default is false.\n </remarks>"
default: false
- name: size
in: query
description: Specifies the size to be downloaded.
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
description: Specifies the size to be downloaded.
- name: product_id
in: query
description: "<remarks>\n Identifier of the instance for the selected product offering type.\n </remarks>"
schema:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
description: "<remarks>\n Identifier of the instance for the selected product offering type.\n </remarks>"
format: int32
- name: product_type
in: query
description: "<remarks>\n Product types easyaccess, editorialsubscription, imagepack, and premiumaccess are for GettyImages API keys. Product types royaltyfreesubscription and creditpack are for iStock API keys. Default product type for iStock API keys is creditpack.\n </remarks>"
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductTypeForDownloads'
- name: use_team_credits
in: query
description: Specifies whether to download the image with iStock Team Credits. Only applicable to iStock API keys authenticated with a user that has Team Credits. Blank is the same as False.
schema:
type:
- boolean
- 'null'
description: Specifies whether to download the image with iStock Team Credits. Only applicable to iStock API keys authenticated with a user that has Team Credits. Blank is the same as False.
requestBody:
description: "<remarks>\n Additional information required from specific customers when downloading. \n Only users who have been set up with a project code by Getty Images Sales need to use this field.\n </remarks>"
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PremiumAccessDownloadData'
responses:
'200':
description: OK
'303':
description: See Other
'400':
description: MissingRequiredQueryParameters
'401':
description: AuthorizationTokenRequired
'403':
description: OverageLimitReached
'404':
description: VideoNotFound
operationId: postV3DownloadsVideosById
x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
schemas:
DownloadFileType:
enum:
- eps
- jpg
type: string
HistoricalDownload:
type: object
properties:
date_downloaded:
type: string
format: date-time
id:
type:
- string
- 'null'
asset_type:
type:
- string
- 'null'
product_type:
type:
- string
- 'null'
thumb_uri:
type:
- string
- 'null'
agreement_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
product_id:
type: integer
format: int32
download_details:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DownloadDetails'
download_source:
type:
- string
- 'null'
user:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
size_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
dimensions:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Dimensions'
license_model:
type:
- string
- 'null'
generated_asset_id:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
ProductTypeForDownloads:
enum:
- easyaccess
- editorialsubscription
- imagepack
- premiumaccess
- royaltyfreesubscription
- creditpack
- aigen
type: string
PremiumAccessDownloadData:
type: object
properties:
download_notes:
type:
- string
- 'null'
project_code:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
User:
type: object
properties:
username:
type:
- string
- 'null'
first_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
middle_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
last_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
DownloadDetails:
type: object
properties:
download_notes:
type:
- string
- 'null'
project_code:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
Dimensions:
type: object
properties:
width:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
format: int32
height:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
format: int32
dpi:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
format: int32
additionalProperties: false
GetDownloadsResponse:
type: object
properties:
result_count:
type: integer
format: int32
downloads:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HistoricalDownload'
additionalProperties: false
GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.HistoricalDownload:
type: object
properties:
date_downloaded:
type: string
format: date-time
id:
type:
- string
- 'null'
asset_type:
type:
- string
- 'null'
product_type:
type:
- string
- 'null'
thumb_uri:
type:
- string
- 'null'
agreement_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
product_id:
type: integer
format: int32
download_details:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.DownloadDetails'
download_source:
type:
- string
- 'null'
user:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.User'
size_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
dimensions:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.Dimensions'
license_model:
type:
- string
- 'null'
generated_asset_id:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Controllers.Download.DownloadFileType:
enum:
- eps
- jpg
type: string
GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.GetDownloadsResponse:
type: object
properties:
result_count:
type: integer
format: int32
downloads:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.HistoricalDownload'
additionalProperties: false
GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.DownloadDetails:
type: object
properties:
download_notes:
type:
- string
- 'null'
project_code:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.ProductTypeForDownloads:
enum:
- easyaccess
- editorialsubscription
- imagepack
- premiumaccess
- royaltyfreesubscription
- creditpack
- aigen
type: string
GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.PremiumAccessDownloadData:
type: object
properties:
download_notes:
type:
- string
- 'null'
project_code:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.User:
type: object
properties:
username:
type:
- string
- 'null'
first_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
middle_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
last_name:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
GettyImages.Services.Connect.Public.Models.Downloads.Dimensions:
type: object
properties:
width:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
format: int32
height:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
format: int32
dpi:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
format: int32
additionalProperties: false
securitySchemes:
Api-Key:
type: apiKey
name: Api-Key
in: header
OAuth2:
type: oauth2
flows:
password:
tokenUrl: https://api.gettyimages.com/v4/oauth2/token
refreshUrl: https://api.gettyimages.com/v4/oauth2/token
scopes: {}
clientCredentials:
tokenUrl: https://api.gettyimages.com/v4/oauth2/token
scopes: {}
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://api.gettyimages.com/v4/oauth2/auth
tokenUrl: https://api.gettyimages.com/v4/oauth2/token
refreshUrl: https://api.gettyimages.com/v4/oauth2/token
scopes: {}
x-refined-from:
- getty-images-openapi.yml
- getty-images-swagger-v3-openapi.json