Overview
The Getty Images API provides programmatic access to one of the largest professional stock photo libraries in the world, with over 480 million images, videos, and illustrations. It uses OAuth 2.0 for authentication and is designed for media companies and developers building content-heavy applications. Note that commercial use requires a licensing agreement with Getty.
Beginner Tip
Start with the sandbox environment and the Sandbox API key—it returns watermarked images so you can test your integration without a commercial license. Switch to a full key only when you are ready for production.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"id": "Dwu85P9SOIk",
"urls": {
"full": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...",
"regular": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...?w=1080",
"thumb": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...?w=200"
},
"width": 4000,
"height": 3000,
"user": {
"name": "John Doe",
"username": "johndoe"
}
} Field Reference
images[].id Unique Getty Images asset identifier. images[].title Descriptive title or caption for the asset. images[].display_sizes[].uri URL of the watermarked comp image for display/preview purposes. images[].asset_family creative for editorial/commercial or editorial for news use only. result_count Total number of assets matching the search query. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://api.gettyimages.com/v3/search/images?phrase=mountain+sunrise&fields=id,title,thumb";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.
Metadata Score Breakdown
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested
Technical Specifications
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