Getty Images Events API

The Events API from Getty Images — 4 operation(s) for events.

Operations 4

GET /v3/asset-management/assets/send-events
GET /v3/events Get metadata for multiple events
GET /v3/events/{id} Get metadata for a single event
GET /v3/search/events Search for events

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OpenAPI Specification

getty-images-events-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Getty Images Events API
  version: '3'
  description: '

    Developer resources for the Getty Images API including SDK, documentation,

    release notes, status, notifications and sample code.'
servers:
- url: https://api.gettyimages.com
  description: Base URL declared by the provider in apis.yml (roadmap#122).
security:
- Api-Key: []
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Events
paths:
  /v3/asset-management/assets/send-events:
    get:
      tags:
      - Events
      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: last_offset
        in: query
        description: 'Specifies a date/time (with timezone information) for continuing retrieval of events.

          Events occuring _after_ the `last_offset` value provided will be returned.'
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'Specifies a date/time (with timezone information) for continuing retrieval of events.

            Events occuring _after_ the `last_offset` value provided will be returned.'
          format: date-time
      - name: event_count
        in: query
        description: Specifies the number of events to return. Default is 50, maximum value is 100.
        schema:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: Specifies the number of events to return. Default is 50, maximum value is 100.
          format: int32
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetSendEventsResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetSendEventsResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetSendEventsResponse'
        '400':
          description: EventCountOutOfRange
  /v3/events:
    get:
      tags:
      - Events
      summary: Get metadata for multiple events
      description: "This endpoint returns the detailed event metadata for all specified events. Getty Images news, sports and entertainment photographers and\nvideographers cover editorially relevant events occurring around the world.  All images or video clips produced in association with \nan event, are assigned the same EventID. EventIDs are part of the meta-data returned in SearchForImages Results. Only content \nproduced under a Getty Images brand name (Getty Images News, Getty Images Sports, Getty Images Entertainment, Film Magic, Wire Image) \nwill be consistently assigned an EventID. The Event framework may also be used to group similar content, such as \n\"Hats from the Royal Wedding\" or \"Odd-ballOffbeat images of the week\". \n\nYou'll need an API key and access token to use this resource.\n"
      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: ids
        in: query
        description: A comma separated list of event ids.
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            type: integer
            format: int32
          description: A comma separated list of event ids.
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: A comma separated list of fields to return in the response.
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventDetailFieldValues'
          description: A comma separated list of fields to return in the response.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: InvalidRequestParameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: EventNotFound
  /v3/events/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Events
      summary: Get metadata for a single event
      description: "This endpoint returns the detailed event metadata for a specified event. Getty Images news, sports and entertainment \nphotographers and videographers cover editorially relevant events occurring around the world.  \nAll images or video clips produced in association with an event, are assigned the same EventID. \nEventIDs are part of the meta-data returned in SearchForImages Results. Only content produced under a Getty Images \nbrand name (Getty Images News, Getty Images Sports, Getty Images Entertainment, Film Magic, Wire Image) will be \nconsistently assigned an EventID. The Event framework may also be used to group similar content, such as \n\"Hats from the Royal Wedding\" or \"Odd-ballOffbeat images of the week\". \n\nYou'll need an API key and access token to use this resource.\n"
      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: An event id.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          description: An event id.
          format: int32
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: A comma separated list of fields to return in the response.
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventDetailFieldValues'
          description: A comma separated list of fields to return in the response.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: InvalidRequestParameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: EventNotFound
  /v3/search/events:
    get:
      tags:
      - Events
      summary: Search for events
      description: 'Use this endpoint to search Getty Images news, sports and entertainment events. Getty Images photographers and videographers cover editorially-relevant events occurring around the world. All images or video clips produced in association with a specific event are assigned the same event ID. Event IDs are part of the metadata returned in Search results. Only content produced under a Getty Images brand name (Getty Images News, Getty Images Sports, Getty Images Entertainment, Film Magic, Wire Image) will be consistently assigned an event ID.


        This endpoint will provide events based on a search phrase or editorial segment and an optional from/to date filter. You can show different information in the response by specifying values on the "fields" parameter. The results will include events whose associated images or videos may not be included in your product(s).


        This endpoint requires only an API key.  An access token is NOT required.

        '
      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: GI-Country-Code
        in: header
        description: Receive regionally relevant search results based on the value specified. Accepts only ISO Alpha-3 country codes. The Countries operation can be used to retrieve the codes.
        schema:
          type: string
          description: Use of this parameter requires configuration changes to your API key. Please contact your sales representative to learn more.
      - name: editorial_segment
        in: query
        description: Filters to events with a matching editorial segment.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EditorialSegmentContract'
      - name: date_from
        in: query
        description: Filters to events that start on or after this date. Use ISO 8601 format (e.g., 1999-12-31). Defaults to UTC unless otherwise specified.
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Filters to events that start on or after this date. Use ISO 8601 format (e.g., 1999-12-31). Defaults to UTC unless otherwise specified.
          format: date-time
      - name: date_to
        in: query
        description: Filters to events that start on or before this date. Use ISO 8601 format (e.g., 1999-12-31). Defaults to UTC unless otherwise specified.
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Filters to events that start on or before this date. Use ISO 8601 format (e.g., 1999-12-31). Defaults to UTC unless otherwise specified.
          format: date-time
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: Specifies fields to return. Default set is 'id','name','start_date'.
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventFieldValues'
          description: Specifies fields to return. Default set is 'id','name','start_date'.
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Request results starting at a page number (default is 1, maximum is 50).
        schema:
          type: integer
          description: Request results starting at a page number (default is 1, maximum is 50).
          format: int32
          default: 1
      - name: page_size
        in: query
        description: Request number of events to return in each page. Default is 30, maximum page_size is 100.
        schema:
          type: integer
          description: Request number of events to return in each page. Default is 30, maximum page_size is 100.
          format: int32
          default: 30
      - name: phrase
        in: query
        description: Filters to events related to this phrase
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Filters to events related to this phrase
          default: ''
      - name: sort_order
        in: query
        description: Specifies the order in which to sort the results. Default is `newest`.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventSearchSortOrder'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventsSearchResult'
        '400':
          description: InvalidParameterValue
        '401':
          description: AuthorizationTokenRequired
        '403':
          description: UnauthorizedDisplaySize
components:
  schemas:
    Event:
      type: object
      properties:
        child_event_count:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        editorial_segments:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            type: string
        hero_image:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HeroImage'
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        image_count:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationEvent'
        name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        start_date:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
      additionalProperties: false
    EventsSearchResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        events:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Event'
        result_count:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      additionalProperties: false
    AssetEvent:
      type: object
      properties:
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        asset_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        email_address:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties: false
    LocationEvent:
      type: object
      properties:
        city:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        country:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        state_province:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        venue:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties: false
    EditorialSegmentContract:
      enum:
      - archival
      - entertainment
      - news
      - publicity
      - royalty
      - sport
      type: string
    EventFieldValues:
      enum:
      - id
      - child_event_count
      - editorial_segments
      - hero_image
      - image_count
      - keywords
      - location
      - name
      - start_date
      - type
      type: string
    HeroImage:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        display_sizes:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HeroImageDisplaySize'
      additionalProperties: false
    EventSearchSortOrder:
      enum:
      - newest
      - oldest
      type: string
    GetSendEventsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        last_offset:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
        asset_send_events:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetEvent'
      additionalProperties: false
    HeroImageDisplaySize:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        is_watermarked:
          type: boolean
        uri:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      additionalProperties: false
    EventDetailFieldValues:
      enum:
      - id
      - child_event_count
      - editorial_segments
      - hero_image
      - image_count
      - location
      - name
      - start_date
      - type
      type: string
  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: {}