iStock

iStock is Getty Images' royalty-free stock media brand for affordable, subscription-based image, video, illustration, and audio licensing. iStock shares Getty's underlying API platform; partner API access is gated and tied to a commercial licensing agreement.

iStock publishes 19 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Countries API, Downloads API, Images API, and 16 more. Tagged areas include Stock Media, Image, Video, Illustrations, and Royalty-Free.

The iStock catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

iStock’s developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, and 10 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Profile data on GitHub

28.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 21/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessPaid

1 published contract

Stock Media Image Video Illustrations Royalty-FreeGetty

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Intellectual Property Management

BC-840

Downloads

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 28.4/100 · thin

Contract Quality 8.0 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 5.0 / 15

Access Clarity 1.0 / 15

Operational Transparency 1.4 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 5.0 / 8

Regulatory Posture 2.6 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 21/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship Ask about this →
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented) Ask about this →
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Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link Ask about this →
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document Ask about this →

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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 19

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

iStock Countries API

Reference data

iStock Downloads API

License and download assets

iStock Images API

Image metadata retrieval

iStock Search API

Search creative and editorial assets

iStock Videos API

Video metadata retrieval

iStock Affiliate Search API

The AffiliateSearch API from iStock — 2 operation(s) for affiliatesearch.

iStock AI Generator API

The AiGenerator API from iStock — 18 operation(s) for aigenerator.

iStock Artists API

The Artists API from iStock — 2 operation(s) for artists.

iStock Asset Changes API

The AssetChanges API from iStock — 3 operation(s) for assetchanges.

iStock Asset Licensing API

The AssetLicensing API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for assetlicensing.

iStock Boards API

The Boards API from iStock — 8 operation(s) for boards.

iStock Collections API

The Collections API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for collections.

iStock Customers API

The Customers API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for customers.

iStock Events API

The Events API from iStock — 2 operation(s) for events.

iStock Image Match API

The ImageMatch API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for imagematch.

iStock Orders API

The Orders API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for orders.

iStock Products API

The Products API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for products.

iStock Purchases API

The Purchases API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for purchases.

iStock Usage API

The Usage API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for usage.

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Open Collections 7

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

iStock API (Getty Images Platform) Countries API

OPEN COLLECTION

iStock API (Getty Images Platform) Countries Downloads API

OPEN COLLECTION

iStock API (Getty Platform) Countries Images API

OPEN COLLECTION

iStock API (Getty Images Platform) Countries OAuth API

OPEN COLLECTION

iStock API (Getty Images Platform) Countries Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

iStock API (Getty Images Platform) Countries Videos API

OPEN COLLECTION

iStock API (Getty Images Platform)

OPEN COLLECTION

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iStock API pricing

Not yet checked against iStock's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-08 from www.istockphoto.com/plans-and-pricing; confirm before you rely on a figure.

Plan	Price
iStock Credit Packs paid	—
iStock Subscription subscription	—
API Partner (Getty Platform) enterprise	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Per API key: contract-defined requests per second

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against iStock's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

iStock Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

iStock Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

iStock Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

iStock API Rules

52 rules · 39 error-severity 10 warn-severity 3 info-severity

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

iStock Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

iStock Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

iStock Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

iStock Agentic Access

75 operations · 31 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

aid: istock
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/istock/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: iStock
kind: company
description: iStock is Getty Images' royalty-free stock media brand for affordable, subscription-based image, video, illustration,
  and audio licensing. iStock shares Getty's underlying API platform; partner API access is gated and tied to a commercial
  licensing agreement.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/istock.png
tags:
- Stock Media
- Image
- Video
- Illustrations
- Royalty-Free
- Getty
tags_raw:
- Stock Media
- Images
- Video
- Illustrations
- Royalty-Free
- Getty
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-10-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: istock:istock-countries-api
  name: iStock Countries API
  description: Reference data
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Countries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-countries-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-downloads-api
  name: iStock Downloads API
  description: License and download assets
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Downloads
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-downloads-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-images-api
  name: iStock Images API
  description: Image metadata retrieval
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Image
  tags_raw:
  - Images
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-images-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-search-api
  name: iStock Search API
  description: Search creative and editorial assets
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-videos-api
  name: iStock Videos API
  description: Video metadata retrieval
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Video
  tags_raw:
  - Videos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-videos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-affiliatesearch-api
  name: iStock Affiliate Search API
  description: The AffiliateSearch API from iStock — 2 operation(s) for affiliatesearch.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - AffiliateSearch
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-affiliatesearch-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-aigenerator-api
  name: iStock AI Generator API
  description: The AiGenerator API from iStock — 18 operation(s) for aigenerator.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - AiGenerator
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-aigenerator-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-artists-api
  name: iStock Artists API
  description: The Artists API from iStock — 2 operation(s) for artists.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Artists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-artists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-assetchanges-api
  name: iStock Asset Changes API
  description: The AssetChanges API from iStock — 3 operation(s) for assetchanges.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - AssetChanges
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-assetchanges-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-assetlicensing-api
  name: iStock Asset Licensing API
  description: The AssetLicensing API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for assetlicensing.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - AssetLicensing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-assetlicensing-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-boards-api
  name: iStock Boards API
  description: The Boards API from iStock — 8 operation(s) for boards.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Boards
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-boards-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-collections-api
  name: iStock Collections API
  description: The Collections API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for collections.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Collection
  tags_raw:
  - Collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-customers-api
  name: iStock Customers API
  description: The Customers API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for customers.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Customers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-customers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-events-api
  name: iStock Events API
  description: The Events API from iStock — 2 operation(s) for events.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Event
  tags_raw:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-imagematch-api
  name: iStock Image Match API
  description: The ImageMatch API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for imagematch.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - ImageMatch
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-imagematch-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-orders-api
  name: iStock Orders API
  description: The Orders API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for orders.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Order
  tags_raw:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-products-api
  name: iStock Products API
  description: The Products API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for products.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Product
  tags_raw:
  - Products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-products-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-purchases-api
  name: iStock Purchases API
  description: The Purchases API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for purchases.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Purchases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-purchases-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
- aid: istock:istock-usage-api
  name: iStock Usage API
  description: The Usage API from iStock — 1 operation(s) for usage.
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Usage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-usage-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/docs/
  - type: Affiliates
    url: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
common:
- url: https://www.istockphoto.com/blog
  type: Blog
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/istock-capability-edges.yml
  name: iStock Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/istock-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/istock-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/istock-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/istock-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/istockphoto
- type: Website
  url: https://www.istockphoto.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.gettyimages.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/istock-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/istock-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/istock-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: getty-images
x-relationship: product

iStock API — frequently asked questions

Does iStock have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 19 APIs from iStock, including iStock Countries API, iStock Downloads API and iStock Images API, and 16 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the iStock API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 19 OpenAPI specifications for iStock, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the iStock API?

iStock uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey/http · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as iStock Authentication.

How much does the iStock API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for iStock, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the iStock API ready for AI agents?

iStock has a Kin Score of 28.4 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 21.0 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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