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Stock Photos and Videos

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Last verified: November 12, 2026

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At a glance

# List computer audio descriptors (add your API key; see the docs for where it goes) curl "https://api.shutterstock.com/v2/ai/audio/descriptors"

API reference

From shutterstock's OpenAPI specification (version 1.1.32), spec updated March 6, 2023, via APIs.guru.

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.
  • Base URL: https://api.shutterstock.com
  • Endpoints: 118
  • Machine-readable spec: OpenAPI JSON (import into Postman, Insomnia or a code generator)
MethodPathWhat it does
GET/v2/ai/audio/descriptorsList computer audio descriptors
GET/v2/ai/audio/instrumentsList computer audio instruments
GET/v2/ai/audio/rendersGet details about audio renders
POST/v2/ai/audio/rendersCreate rendered audio
GET/v2/audioList audio tracks
GET/v2/audio/collectionsList audio collections
POST/v2/audio/collectionsCreate audio collections
GET/v2/audio/collections/{id}Get the details of audio collections
POST/v2/audio/collections/{id}Rename audio collections
DELETE/v2/audio/collections/{id}Delete audio collections
GET/v2/audio/collections/{id}/itemsGet the contents of audio collections
POST/v2/audio/collections/{id}/itemsAdd audio tracks to collections
DELETE/v2/audio/collections/{id}/itemsRemove audio tracks from collections
GET/v2/audio/genresList audio genres
GET/v2/audio/instrumentsList audio instruments
GET/v2/audio/licensesList audio licenses
POST/v2/audio/licensesLicense audio tracks
POST/v2/audio/licenses/{id}/downloadsDownload audio tracks
GET/v2/audio/moodsList audio moods
GET/v2/audio/searchSearch for tracks
GET/v2/audio/{id}Get details about audio tracks
POST/v2/bulk_search/imagesRun multiple image searches
GET/v2/catalog/collectionsList catalog collections
POST/v2/catalog/collectionsCreate catalog collections
PATCH/v2/catalog/collections/{collection_id}Update collection metadata

Showing 25 of 118 endpoints. The full list is in the spec above.

History

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