Bulk metadata Files API reference

The Files API is used to retrieve metadata from Adobe Stock, either one asset at a time, or in bulk.

Files requests

The Files API returns a JSON-formatted list of metadata attributes for a given list of Stock asset IDs.

Endpoints	Methods
https://stock.adobe.io/Rest/Media/1/Files	GET

Authentication

Optional. The Authorization header is only required for retrieving the is_licensed field.

Request headers

See Headers for Stock API Calls for details about header content.

Required headers: x-Product, x-api-key, Authorization
Optional headers: X-Product-Location, X-Request-Id

URL parameters

Parameter	Description
ids	Comma-separated list of file IDs, e.g. `ids=100,101`. Maximum number of IDs is 110. Exceeding this limit triggers an error. String.
locale	Optional. Location language code for the API to use when returning localized messages. The API can usually get the user's default locale through the Authorization header. This value overrides that or provides a locale if not available through Authorization. String. Default is en-US. See the full list of Locales.
result_columns[]	Optional. Fields to include in response. Note that some fields (`is_licensed`) require an authorization token. Array[]. Tip: To combine results, use this syntax: `result_columns[]=is_licensed&result_columns[]=creation_date` By default, only `id` is returned. For the full list, see the Search API reference.

Responses

The response for any given request is dependent on the value of the result_columns argument. As mentioned, the only field returned by default is id (Stock asset ID, integer).

For a complete list of return fields, see the Search API reference.

Example requests and responses

The basic use of the API (without setting result columns) only returns the list of IDs without additional metadata.

GET /Rest/Media/1/Files?ids=12345678,57185897,94682947,180905406,175119903,113187776,120451263,117684952,84666330,70910021,89866754,97126353 HTTP/1.1
Host: stock.adobe.io
X-Product: MySampleApp/1.0
x-api-key: MyApiKey
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GET /Rest/Media/1/Files?ids=12345678,57185897,94682947,180905406,175119903,113187776,120451263,117684952,84666330,70910021,89866754,97126353 HTTP/1.1
Host: stock.adobe.io
X-Product: MySampleApp/1.0
x-api-key: MyApiKey

Note that in the response, ID "12345678" does not exist because it is not returned by the API. This is expected behavior. Rather than throw an error for missing assets, it excludes them from the results. This way, the entire request does not fail.

{
    "files": [
        {
            "id": 57185897
        },
        {
            "id": 94682947
        },
        {
            "id": 180905406
        },
        {
            "id": 175119903
        },
        {
            "id": 113187776
        },
        {
            "id": 120451263
        }
    ]
}
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{
    "files": [
        {
            "id": 57185897
        },
        {
            "id": 94682947
        },
        {
            "id": 180905406
        },
        {
            "id": 175119903
        },
        {
            "id": 113187776
        },
        {
            "id": 120451263
        }
    ]
}

This example requests the number of results (nb_results) as well as additional fields.

GET /Rest/Media/1/Files/?ids=77625150,117356939&result_columns[]=nb_results&result_columns[]=id&result_columns[]=thumbnail_url HTTP/1.1
Host: stock.adobe.io
X-Product: MySampleApp/1.0
x-api-key: MyApiKey
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GET /Rest/Media/1/Files/?ids=77625150,117356939&result_columns[]=nb_results&result_columns[]=id&result_columns[]=thumbnail_url HTTP/1.1
Host: stock.adobe.io
X-Product: MySampleApp/1.0
x-api-key: MyApiKey

{
  "nb_results": 2,
  "files": [
    {
      "id": 77625150,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/77/62/51/500_F_77625150_JCiDBzNWtLXnyuXROMgpquQ9NS64OTbY.jpg"
    },
    {
      "id": 117356939,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/01/17/35/69/500_F_117356939_aJF1d2FMSQdrZ2M5m1aY1gjOcXbItMvJ.jpg"
    }
  ]
}
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{
  "nb_results": 2,
  "files": [
    {
      "id": 77625150,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/77/62/51/500_F_77625150_JCiDBzNWtLXnyuXROMgpquQ9NS64OTbY.jpg"
    },
    {
      "id": 117356939,
      "thumbnail_url": "https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/01/17/35/69/500_F_117356939_aJF1d2FMSQdrZ2M5m1aY1gjOcXbItMvJ.jpg"
    }
  ]
}

Error handling

If any error is encountered, the response will be a JSON object containing the key error with a textual description of the error and the key code with a numeric identifier for the error.

HTTP Status	JSON Code	JSON Message
400	600	The required X-Product header is missing or invalid
400	601	Authorization required when requesting `is_licensed` field
400	602	Invalid locale supplied
400	603	Invalid value in result_columns supplied
400	604	Unrecognized query parameter received.
404	605	Unknown id in supplied `ids` parameter
400	606	More than 110 IDs supplied for `ids` parameter

Example invalid requests and error responses

curl --header 'X-Api-Key: MyApiKey' 
  https://stock.adobe.io/Rest/Media/1/Files/?ids=100

{"error":"The required X-Product header is missing or invalid","code":"600","case":"ab4a0f466ed85a838853dae159edee6c"}
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curl --header 'X-Api-Key: MyApiKey' 
  https://stock.adobe.io/Rest/Media/1/Files/?ids=100

{"error":"The required X-Product header is missing or invalid","code":"600","case":"ab4a0f466ed85a838853dae159edee6c"}

curl --header 'X-Api-Key: MyApiKey' 
  --header 'X-Product: MySampleApp/1.0' 
  https://stock.adobe.io/Rest/Media/1/Files/?ids=a, 100

{"error":"Required \"ids\" parameter is missing or invalid","code":"605","case":"01f49fa990a7579aa69b6fd232504c71"}
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curl --header 'X-Api-Key: MyApiKey' 
  --header 'X-Product: MySampleApp/1.0' 
  https://stock.adobe.io/Rest/Media/1/Files/?ids=a, 100

{"error":"Required \"ids\" parameter is missing or invalid","code":"605","case":"01f49fa990a7579aa69b6fd232504c71"}