# Shutterstock API Explorer

**Provider:** Shutterstock API Explorer
**Category:** finance
**Base URL:** `https://api.shutterstock.com`
**Auth:** basic — `Authorization: Basic BASE64(username:password)`
**Rate Limit:** 10,000 req/hour (authenticated)
**Free Tier:** No
**Pricing:** Enterprise / contact sales (subscription)
**Docs:** https://api.shutterstock.com

## Description

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.

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| GET | `https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/descriptors` | List computer audio descriptors |
| GET | `https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/instruments` | List computer audio instruments |
| GET | `https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/renders` | Get details about audio renders |
| POST | `https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/renders` | Create rendered audio |
| GET | `https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/audio` | List audio tracks |
| GET | `https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/audio/collections` | List audio collections |
| POST | `https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/audio/collections` | Create audio collections |
| DELETE | `https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/audio/collections/{id}` | Delete audio collections |

## Authentication

HTTP Basic Auth — base64-encoded username:password

```
Authorization: Basic BASE64(username:password)
```

## Sample Request

```bash
curl -X GET 'https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/descriptors' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic BASE64(username:password)'
```

## Sample Response

```json
{}
```

## Pricing Details

Paid stock photo licensing. On-demand from $0.22/image (Flex pack). Subscriptions from $29/mo.

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*Source: [API Map](https://apimap.dev/apis/shutterstock-api-explorer/) — CC BY 4.0*