shutterstock
shutterstock — free tier with API key
shutterstock exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.
GET https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/images/search"
{
"message": "Invalid access token"
}curl "https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/images/search""const res = await fetch("https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/images/search"");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/images/search"")
print(res.json())THIS API IS DEAD — NOTHING TO RUN
/v2/images/search"PROBEDshutterstock — free tier with API key
/v2V2 — documented GET route.
/v2/1V2 details by ID (example: 1).
/v2?limit=10V2 — documented GET route.
/v2/search?q=testSearch by query parameters.
/v2/V2 — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
shutterstock: common questions
Is shutterstock free to use?
Yes — shutterstock is a free media API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does shutterstock need an API key?
Yes — shutterstock needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.
Can I call shutterstock from the browser?
Yes — shutterstock returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is shutterstock up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, shutterstock is dead. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.