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Sample Requests

GET Get all boards that the user participates in

Get all boards that the user participates in

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/boards?page=1&pageSize=30&sort_order=example&board_relationship=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/boards?page=1&pageSize=30&sort_order=example&board_relationship=example"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "pageSize": "30",
    "sort_order": "example",
    "board_relationship": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/boards",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/boards');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('pageSize', '30');
url.searchParams.set('sort_order', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('board_relationship', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/boards")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("pageSize", "30")
	q.Set("sort_order", "example")
	q.Set("board_relationship", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/boards")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "pageSize" => "30",
  "sort_order" => "example",
  "board_relationship" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/boards?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "pageSize" => "30",
    "sort_order" => "example",
    "board_relationship" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Returns information about a customer's downloaded assets.

Returns information about a customer's previously downloaded assets. You'll need an API key and access token to use this resource. This endpoint requires being a Getty Images customer to limit your results to only assets that you have a license to use, you need to also include an authorization

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/downloads?page=1&date_to=example&use_time=false&date_from=example&page_size=30&product_type=example&company_downloads=false

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/downloads?page=1&date_to=example&use_time=false&date_from=example&page_size=30&product_type=example&company_downloads=false"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "date_to": "example",
    "use_time": "false",
    "date_from": "example",
    "page_size": "30",
    "product_type": "example",
    "company_downloads": "false"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/downloads",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/downloads');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('date_to', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('use_time', 'false');
url.searchParams.set('date_from', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '30');
url.searchParams.set('product_type', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('company_downloads', 'false');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/downloads")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("date_to", "example")
	q.Set("use_time", "false")
	q.Set("date_from", "example")
	q.Set("page_size", "30")
	q.Set("product_type", "example")
	q.Set("company_downloads", "false")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/downloads")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "date_to" => "example",
  "use_time" => "false",
  "date_from" => "example",
  "page_size" => "30",
  "product_type" => "example",
  "company_downloads" => "false"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/downloads?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "date_to" => "example",
    "use_time" => "false",
    "date_from" => "example",
    "page_size" => "30",
    "product_type" => "example",
    "company_downloads" => "false"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get metadata for multiple events

This endpoint returns the detailed event metadata for all specified events. Getty Images news, sports and entertainment photographers and videographers cover editorially relevant events occurring around the world. All images or video clips produced in association with an event, are assigned the sa

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/events?ids=example&fields=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/events?ids=example&fields=example"

import requests
params = {
    "ids": "example",
    "fields": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/events",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/events');
url.searchParams.set('ids', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('fields', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/events")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("ids", "example")
	q.Set("fields", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/events")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "ids" => "example",
  "fields" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/gettyimages.com/3/v3/events?" . http_build_query([
    "ids" => "example",
    "fields" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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