OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
title: Unsplash Collections Stats API
description: 'The Unsplash API provides access to the world''s largest open collection of high-quality, freely usable photos. Build photo-powered applications with search, random photos, user profiles, collections, topics, and statistics. Authentication uses Client-ID for public access or OAuth 2.0 Bearer tokens for user-authenticated operations. Rate limits: 50 req/hr (demo), 1000 req/hr (production). Downloads must be tracked via the /photos/:id/download endpoint per Unsplash API guidelines.'
version: 1.0.0
contact:
name: Unsplash Developers
url: https://unsplash.com/developers
termsOfService: https://unsplash.com/api-terms
servers:
- url: https://api.unsplash.com
description: Unsplash API
security:
- ClientID: []
tags:
- name: Stats
description: Platform statistics
paths:
/stats/totals:
get:
operationId: getStatsTotals
summary: Get Platform Total Statistics
description: Retrieve overall Unsplash platform statistics.
tags:
- Stats
responses:
'200':
description: Platform statistics totals
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StatsTotals'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
/stats/month:
get:
operationId: getStatsMonth
summary: Get Platform Monthly Statistics
description: Retrieve Unsplash platform statistics for the current month.
tags:
- Stats
responses:
'200':
description: Monthly platform statistics
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StatsTotals'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
responses:
Unauthorized:
description: Missing or invalid authentication
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
schemas:
Error:
type: object
properties:
errors:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Array of human-readable error messages
StatsTotals:
type: object
properties:
total_photos:
type: integer
photo_downloads:
type: integer
total_users:
type: integer
total_collections:
type: integer
securitySchemes:
ClientID:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: Authorization
description: 'Use `Authorization: Client-ID {YOUR_ACCESS_KEY}` for public API access. Alternatively pass as query param: `?client_id={YOUR_ACCESS_KEY}`'
OAuth2:
type: oauth2
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://unsplash.com/oauth/authorize
tokenUrl: https://unsplash.com/oauth/token
scopes:
public: Read public data (default)
read_user: Read user profile data
write_user: Write user profile data
read_photos: Read photo data
write_photos: Write photo data (update metadata)
write_likes: Like/unlike photos
write_collections: Create, update, delete collections
read_collections: Read collection data