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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 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Countries API, Downloads API, Images API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Stock Media, Image, Video, Illustrations, and Royalty-Free.

iStock’s developer surface includes authentication and 9 more developer resources.

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28.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessPaidSelf serve
6 APIs
Stock MediaImageVideoIllustrationsRoyalty-FreeGetty

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 28.4/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Access Clarity 3.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 20/100 · 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 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 6

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 OAuth API

OAuth 2.0 token acquisition

iStock Search API

Search creative and editorial assets

iStock Videos API

Video metadata retrieval

Open Collections 8

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

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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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

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 1

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

Istock Agentic Access

12 operations · 3 acting

12 operations · 3 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 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  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: '2026-05-08'
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-oauth-api
  name: iStock OAuth API
  description: OAuth 2.0 token acquisition
  humanURL: https://www.istockphoto.com/affiliates
  baseURL: https://api.gettyimages.com/v3
  tags:
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - OAuth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/istock-oauth-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:
  - 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
common:
- 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

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