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Unlimited
One flat fee that unlocks unlimited, high-quality content to power your growing platform.
Contact Sales- Up to 100M royalty-free images, 4M videos, and 100K music tracks
- Unlimited access — no download caps or overages
- Dedicated integration and partner support to help you continue to grow your business
Free Test Account
Test our technology on your platform!
Start for free- 3M free royalty-free premium images
- All you need to test, download, and license for small-scale projects
- Access to advanced search features and discovery capabilities
- Complete self-serve experience from start to finish
* This free account is typically used for testing, personal projects, and early-stage applications. There are monthly asset download limits and monthly API call limits. If you continually hit those limits, contact sales for expanded access to the same collection. (This account does not support Print on Demand platforms.)
Pay Per Use
A curated collection that allows you to only pay for what’s licensed on your high-volume platform.
Contact Sales- Up to 370M royalty-free images, 20M videos, and 106K music tracks
- All the content you need to serve your entire user base
- White-glove technical and strategic support to help you achieve your business objectives
Free Test Account
Test our technology on your platform!
Start for free- 3M free royalty-free premium images
- All you need to test, download, and license for small-scale projects
- Access to advanced search features and discovery capabilities
- Complete self-serve experience from start to finish
* This free account is typically used for testing, personal projects, and early-stage applications. There are monthly asset download limits and monthly API call limits. If you continually hit those limits, contact sales for expanded access to the same collection. (This account does not support Print on Demand platforms.)
Pay Per Use
A curated collection that allows you to only pay for what’s licensed on your high-volume platform.
Contact Sales- Up to 370M royalty-free images, 20M videos, and 106K music tracks
- All the content you need to serve your entire user base
- White-glove technical and strategic support to help you achieve your business objectives
Shutterstock API Plans
- Free Account
- 3M free royalty-free premium images
- All you need to test, download, and license for small-scale projects
- Access to advanced search features and discovery capabilities
- Complete self-serve experience from start to finish
- Unlimited
- Up to 100M royalty-free images, 4M videos, and 100K music tracks
- Unlimited access — no download caps or overages
- Dedicated integration and partner support to help you continue to grow your business
- Pay Per Use
- Up to 370M royalty-free images, 20M videos, and 106K music tracks
- All the content you need to serve your entire user base
- White-glove technical and strategic support to help you achieve your business objectives
| Free Test Account | Unlimited | Pay Per Use | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of available images | 3 million | 100 million | 370 million |
| Number of available videos | 0 | 4 million | 20 million |
| Number of available music tracks | 0 | 100K tracks | 106K tracks |
| Max licensing volume per month | 500 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Max API rate limits | 100 per hour | 1000 per min | 1000 per min |
| Access to asset metadata | |||
| Create and use curated collections | |||
| Access to watermarked previews | |||
| Access to search keyword suggestions | |||
| Access to the Shutterstock UI | |||
| AI-powered reverse image search | |||
| Priority technical support | |||
| Dedicated partner success manager | |||
| Co-marketing support | |||
| Coming soon: Access to creative editing tools | |||
| Access to Editorial content |