The Shutterstock API provides access to Shutterstock's library of media, as well as information about customers' accounts and the contributors that provide the media.
This MCP server bundle is compatible with any MCP client including Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other Model Context Protocol implementations.
This endpoint lists the categories (Shutterstock-assigned genres) that images can belong to.
This endpoint returns a list of suggested keywords for a media item that you specify or upload.
Deprecated; use `GET /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds/{id}/items` instead to get editorial livefeed items.
This endpoint gets more detailed information about a collection, including its cover image and timestamps for its creation and most recent update. To ...
This endpoint deletes a catalog collection. It does not remove the assets from the user's account's catalog.
Deprecated; use `GET /v2/editorial/images/search` instead to search for editorial images.
This endpoint shows the status of one or more audio renders, including download links for completed audio.
This endpoint lists existing licenses. You can filter the results according to the track ID to see if you have an existing license for a specific trac...
This endpoint lists the IDs of tracks in a collection and the date that each was added.
This endpoint lists the IDs of videos in a featured collection and the date that each was added.
This endpoint gets more detailed information about a contributor's collection, including its cover image, timestamps for its creation, and most recent...
This endpoint lists information about one or more images, including the available sizes.
This endpoint shows information about sound effects.
Deprecated; use `POST /v2/editorial/images/licenses` instead to get licenses for one or more editorial images. You must specify the country and one or...
This endpoint lists information about one or more videos, including the aspect ratio and URLs to previews.
This endpoint searches for videos that are similar to a video that you specify.
This endpoint lists your collections of audio tracks and their basic attributes.
This endpoint redownloads tracks that you have already received a license for. The download links in the response are valid for 8 hours.
This endpoint provides autocomplete suggestions for partial search terms.
This endpoint lists information about one or more contributors, including contributor type, equipment they use and other attributes.
This endpoint removes one or more images from a collection.
This endpoint returns a list of catalog collections.
This endpoint gets more detailed information about a featured video collection, including its cover video and timestamps for its creation and most rec...
This endpoint shows information about an editorial image, including a URL to a preview image and the sizes that it is available in.
This endpoint shows information about an editorial image, including a URL to a preview image and the sizes that it is available in.
This endpoint sets a new name for an image collection.
This endpoint creates rendered audio from timeline data. It returns a render ID that you can use to download the finished audio when it is ready. The ...
This endpoint lists the instruments that you can include in computer audio. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND conditi...
Deprecated; use `GET /v2/editorial/images/categories` instead. This endpoint lists the categories that editorial images can belong to, which are separ...
This endpoint adds one or more images to a collection by image IDs.
This endpoint lists the IDs of videos in a collection and the date that each was added.
Deprecated; use `GET /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds` instead to get a list of editorial livefeeds.
Deprecated: use `GET /v2/editorial/images/livefeeds/{id}` instead to get an editorial livefeed.
This endpoint gets licenses for one or more editorial videos. You must specify the country and one or more editorial videos to license. The download l...
This endpoint gets licenses for one or more images. You must specify the image IDs in the body parameter and other details like the format, size, and ...
This endpoint lists your collections of images and their basic attributes.
This endpoint lists collections based on contributor ID.
This endpoint returns images that customers put in the same collection as the specified image IDs.
This endpoint returns a list of all audio instruments.
This endpoint searches for images. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND condition. Array parameters can be specified mul...
This endpoint lists existing editorial video licenses.
This endpoint lists your collections of videos and their basic attributes.
This endpoint gets more detailed information about a featured collection, including its cover image and timestamps for its creation and most recent up...
This endpoint runs up to 5 image searches in a single request and returns up to 20 results per search. You can provide global search parameters in the...
This endpoint uploads an image for reverse image or video search. Images must be in JPEG or PNG format. To get the search results, pass the upload ID ...
This endpoint gets more detailed information about a collection, including the number of items in it and when it was last updated. To get the tracks i...
This endpoint gets more detailed information about a collection, including the timestamp for its creation and the number of videos in it. To get the v...
This endpoint sets a new name for a collection.
This endpoint gets licenses for one or more editorial images. You must specify the country and one or more editorial images to license. The download l...
This endpoint shows information about a single contributor, including contributor type, equipment they use, and other attributes.
This endpoint lists the categories (Shutterstock-assigned genres) that videos can belong to.
This endpoint lists featured collections of specific types and a name and cover image for each collection.
This endpoint redownloads images that you have already received a license for. The download links in the response are valid for 8 hours.
This endpoint creates one or more collections (soundboxes). To add tracks, use `POST /v2/audio/collections/{id}/items`.
This endpoint provides autocomplete suggestions for partial search terms.
This endpoint removes one or more tracks from a collection.
This endpoint removes one or more videos from a collection.
This endpoint adds one or more tracks to a collection by track IDs.
This endpoint removes assets from a catalog collection. It does not remove the assets from the user's account's catalog.
Deprecated; use `GET /v2/editorial/images/{id}` instead to show information about an editorial image, including a URL to a preview image and the sizes...
Deprecated; use `POST /v2/cv/images` instead. This endpoint uploads an image for reverse image search. The image must be in JPEG or PNG format. To get...
This endpoint shows information about a video, including URLs to previews and the sizes that it is available in.
This endpoint lists the categories that editorial videos can belong to, which are separate from the categories that other types of assets can belong t...
This endpoint gets licenses for one or more videos. You must specify the video IDs in the body parameter and the size and subscription ID either in th...
This endpoint sets a new name for a collection.
This endpoint returns images that are visually similar to an image that you specify or upload.
This endpoint returns a list of all audio genres.
This endpoint lists the IDs of items in a contributor's collection and the date that each was added.
This endpoint lists videos that have been updated in the specified time period to update content management systems (CMS) or digital asset management ...
This endpoint redownloads videos that you have already received a license for.
This endpoint searches for editorial images. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND condition. For example, if you set the...
This endpoint searches for editorial videos. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND condition. For example, if you set the...
This endpoint returns up to 10 important keywords from a block of plain text.
This endpoint lists the IDs of images in a featured collection and the date that each was added.
This endpoint creates one or more image collections (lightboxes). To add images to the collections, use `POST /v2/images/collections/{id}/items`.
This endpoint deletes an image collection.
This endpoint searches for videos. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND condition. Array parameters can be specified mul...
This endpoint redownloads sound effects that you have already received a license for. The download links in the response are valid for 8 hours.
This endpoint lists information about one or more audio tracks, including the description and publication date.
This endpoint creates one or more collections (clipboxes). To add videos to collections, use `POST /v2/videos/collections/{id}/items`.
This endpoint lists featured video collections and a name and cover video for each collection.
This endpoint searches for assets in the account's catalog. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND condition. Array parame...
This endpoint lists the IDs of images in a collection and the date that each was added.
This endpoint searches for sound effects. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND condition.
This endpoint returns videos that are visually similar to an image that you specify or upload.
This endpoint lists existing editorial image licenses.
This endpoint returns a redirect URI (in the 'Location' header) that the customer uses to authorize your application and, together with POST /v2/oauth...
This endpoint lists the descriptors that you can use in the audio regions in an audio render.
This endpoint adds one or more videos to a collection by video IDs.
This endpoint searches for tracks. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND condition. Array parameters can be specified mul...
This endpoint adds assets to a catalog collection. It also automatically adds the assets to the user's account's catalog.
Deprecated; use `GET /v2/editorial/images/updated` instead to get recently updated items.
This endpoint shows information about an image, including a URL to a preview image and the sizes that it is available in.
This endpoint returns images that are visually similar to an image that you specify.
This endpoint shows information about a sound effect.
This endpoint lists the categories that editorial images can belong to, which are separate from the categories that other types of assets can belong t...
This endpoint updates the metadata of a catalog collection.
This endpoint creates a catalog collection and optionally adds assets. To add assets to the collection later, use `PATCH /v2/catalog/collections/{coll...
This endpoint lists editorial images that have been updated in the specified time period to update content management systems (CMS) or digital asset m...
This endpoint shows information about a track, including its genres, instruments, and other attributes.
This endpoint gets licenses for one or more tracks. The download links in the response are valid for 8 hours.
This endpoint lists images that have been updated in the specified time period to update content management systems (CMS) or digital asset management ...
This endpoint returns an access token for the specified user and with the specified scopes. The token does not expire until the user changes their pas...
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