Shutterstock API Explorer

Name: Shutterstock API Explorer API
Brand: Shutterstock API Explorer
Availability: InStock

★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentDeveloper ToolsSource Controlbasic, bearer, oauth2109 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Programmatically search for images, run multiple image searches. Covers 109 operations with basic, bearer, oauth2 authentication.

Install Jentic One Beta

Connect the Shutterstock API Explorer to your agent

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

Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.

Step 1: 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

Step 2: 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 Shutterstock API Explorer API.

Search for images

Run multiple image searches

Get keywords from text

List images

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Use Cases

Patterns agents use Shutterstock API Explorer API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Developer Tools Operations

Use the Shutterstock API Explorer to perform developer tools operations programmatically. The API provides 109 endpoints covering core functionality including search for images, run multiple image searches, get keywords from text.

Call GET /v2/images/search to search for images

Automated Audio Management

Automate audio operations by combining multiple Shutterstock API Explorer endpoints. Agents can run multiple image searches and then get keywords from text in a single workflow.

Call POST /v2/bulk_search/images to run multiple image searches, then verify the result

AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call Shutterstock API Explorer endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle basic, bearer, oauth2 tokens manually.

Search Jentic for 'search for images', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

Key Endpoints

109 endpoints — 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.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/v2/images/search

Search for images

POST

/v2/bulk_search/images

Run multiple image searches

POST

/v2/images/search/suggestions

Get keywords from text

GET

/v2/images/search/suggestions

Get suggestions for a search term

GET

/v2/images

List images

GET

/v2/images/{id}

Get details about images

GET

/v2/images/categories

List image categories

GET

/v2/images/{id}/similar

List similar images

GET

/v2/images/search

Search for images

POST

/v2/bulk_search/images

Run multiple image searches

POST

/v2/images/search/suggestions

Get keywords from text

GET

/v2/images/search/suggestions

Get suggestions for a search term

GET

/v2/images

List images

Why Jentic?

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

Credential isolation

Shutterstock API Explorer basic, bearer, oauth2 credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents receive scoped access tokens — raw secrets never enter the agent context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent (e.g., 'search for images') and Jentic returns the matching Shutterstock API Explorer operation with its input schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without browsing docs.

Time to first call

Direct Shutterstock API Explorer integration: 1-3 days for auth handling, response parsing, and error cases. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Github

Alternative developer tools API

Choose Github when you need a different approach to developer tools operations

Alternative

Gitlab

Alternative developer tools API

Choose Gitlab when you need a different approach to developer tools operations

FAQs

Specific to using Shutterstock API Explorer API through Jentic.

What authentication does the Shutterstock API Explorer use?

The Shutterstock API Explorer uses basic, bearer, oauth2 authentication. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in the MAXsystem vault and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

Can I search for images with the Shutterstock API Explorer?

Yes. Use the GET /v2/images/search endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

What are the rate limits for the Shutterstock API Explorer?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

How do I search for images through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up, then search for 'search for images'. Jentic returns the matching Shutterstock API Explorer operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call — credentials are injected automatically.

How many endpoints does the Shutterstock API Explorer have?

The Shutterstock API Explorer exposes 109 endpoints covering audio, bulk_search, catalog operations.