Getty Images API

Name: Getty Images API
Brand: Getty Images API
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✓ Official Vendor SpecMediaImage ProcessingapiKey, oauth271 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Search the Getty creative and editorial libraries, generate AI images, and run refinements such as background removal or extension across 71 endpoints with API-key plus OAuth authentication.

Connect the Getty Images API to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Getty Images API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Install Jentic One Beta (Self-Hosted)

Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh

Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Getty Images API.

Search creative and editorial photography by keyword, contributor, and date

Generate new AI images from text prompts under Getty's rights-cleared model

Refine, extend, or remove backgrounds on previously generated AI images

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The Getty Images API exposes 71 endpoints across the Getty creative and editorial library, including image and video search, AI image generation, refinement, extension, background removal, and affiliate flows. Authentication uses an Api-Key header alongside OAuth 2.0 client credentials, supporting both server-to-server licensing workflows and end-user delegated access. The API also includes beta endpoints for AI file registration so customers can train and license generated content under the Getty rights framework.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Getty Images API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Editorial Newsroom Image Search

News and media teams use Getty's editorial endpoints to find rights-cleared photographs of breaking events, sports, and entertainment within minutes of capture. The search endpoints accept keywords, date ranges, and contributor filters and return licensable assets with the metadata needed for caption and credit lines, removing the manual download workflow from the editor's path.

Search editorial images for 'olympics 2026 opening ceremony' filtered to the last 24 hours and return the top 5 by relevance.

AI Image Generation with Rights Clearance

Marketing and design teams use POST /v3/ai/image-generations to create custom imagery under the Getty NoFly rights model — content trained on licensed sources with indemnification. Generated images can be refined, extended, or have their backgrounds removed through dedicated endpoints, so the agent flows from prompt to print-ready asset without leaving Getty.

Generate an image with prompt 'minimalist office workspace, soft daylight', then call the background-removal endpoint on the chosen output.

E-Commerce Creative Asset Sourcing

E-commerce teams source product-adjacent lifestyle imagery from Getty's creative library and pair it with their own product shots. The video search endpoints support comparable workflows for landing pages and ad creative. Affiliate endpoints allow cross-sell partners to share licensed media without re-licensing the asset.

Search creative images matching 'autumn sweater lifestyle' and return the 10 highest-resolution results.

AI Agent Visual Content Workflows

An AI agent generating a marketing brief can call Getty to search for hero imagery, generate AI alternatives if no match exists, and refine the chosen output — all from a single integration. Through Jentic the agent uses natural-language search to find each operation and the Getty API key plus OAuth tokens stay in the encrypted vault.

Generate an AI image for prompt 'team celebrating product launch', then create one variation and remove the background from the variation.

Key Endpoints

71 endpoints — the getty images api exposes 71 endpoints across the getty creative and editorial library, including image and video search, ai image generation, refinement, extension, background removal, and affiliate flows.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/v3/affiliates/search/images

Search images via affiliate flow

GET

/v3/affiliates/search/videos

Search videos via affiliate flow

POST

/v3/ai/image-generations

Generate a new AI image from a prompt

GET

/v3/ai/image-generations/{generationRequestId}

Retrieve the status and outputs of a generation request

POST

/v3/ai/image-generations/{generationRequestId}/images/{index}/variations

Create variations from a generated image

POST

/v3/ai/image-generations/refine

Refine a generated image

POST

/v3/ai/image-generations/extend

Extend the canvas of a generated image

POST

/v3/ai/image-generations/background-removal

Remove background from a generated image

GET

/v3/affiliates/search/images

Search images via affiliate flow

GET

/v3/affiliates/search/videos

Search videos via affiliate flow

POST

/v3/ai/image-generations

Generate a new AI image from a prompt

GET

/v3/ai/image-generations/{generationRequestId}

Retrieve the status and outputs of a generation request

POST

/v3/ai/image-generations/{generationRequestId}/images/{index}/variations

Create variations from a generated image

Why Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Getty Api-Key headers and OAuth 2.0 client credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Agents receive a short-lived OAuth access token at execution time — the long-lived secrets never enter the agent's context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent (e.g. 'find an editorial image' or 'generate a licensed AI image') and Jentic returns the matching Getty operation with its full input schema.

Time to first call

Direct Getty integration including OAuth dance, asset polling, and rights metadata wiring: 3-5 days. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load, execute.

FAQs

Specific to using Getty Images API through Jentic.

What authentication does the Getty Images API use?

Getty supports two schemes: an Api-Key header for server-side identification and OAuth 2.0 for delegated user access. Through Jentic both the API key and OAuth client credentials are stored encrypted; the agent receives a scoped access token at execution time and the raw secrets never enter its context.

Can I generate AI images with the Getty Images API?

Yes. POST /v3/ai/image-generations creates a generation request from a text prompt and returns a generationRequestId that GET /v3/ai/image-generations/{generationRequestId} polls until the outputs are ready. Refinement, extension, and background-removal operate on the same request id.

What are the rate limits for the Getty Images API?

Limits depend on the licensing tier — affiliate and enterprise contracts get higher quotas than developer accounts. The API returns 429 with retry-after headers when limits are hit; production integrations should implement exponential backoff.

How do I run an editorial image search through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'getty editorial image search'. Jentic returns the matching search operation with its parameter schema; load it with your keyword and date filters and execute. The response includes asset urls and licensing metadata.

Can I remove the background from a generated AI image?

Yes. POST /v3/ai/image-generations/background-removal accepts the generation request id and image index and returns a new asset with the background removed under the same Getty rights model.

Is the Getty Images API free?

No. Getty operates a licensing model — usage is metered and billed per asset or under a contract. Affiliate, developer, and enterprise tiers exist; pricing is negotiated with Getty's commercial team.

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