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, Images, Video, Illustrations, and Royalty-Free.

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

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36.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessPaidSelf serve

6 APIs

Stock MediaImagesVideoIllustrationsRoyalty-FreeGetty

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

Composite quality — 36.6/100 · thin

Contract Quality 14.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

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

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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 1

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

iStock API (Getty Images Platform)

OPEN COLLECTION

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

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

Website

Website

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.
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
- Images
- Video
- Illustrations
- Royalty-Free
- Getty
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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:
  - 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:
  - 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