iStock

iStock Images API

Image metadata retrieval

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /v3/images Get metadata for multiple images by supplying multiple image ids #

GET /v3/images/{id} Get metadata for a single image by supplying one image id #

GET /v3/images/{id}/downloadhistory Returns information about a customer's download history for a specific asset #

GET /v3/images/{id}/same-series Retrieve creative images from the same series #

GET /v3/images/{id}/similar Retrieve similar images #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Getty Images API
  version: '3'
security:
- Api-Key: []
- OAuth2: []
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/istock/openapi/istock-images-api-openapi.yml