Shutterstock Media Search And Licensing
Workflow capability for discovering, evaluating, and licensing stock media from Shutterstock's library of 350M+ assets. Combines image search, video search, audio search, editorial content, computer vision similarity matching, collection management, and licensing operations into a unified creative asset workflow for content teams, designers, marketers, and developers.
What You Can Do
MCP Tools
search-images
Search Shutterstock's library of 350M+ stock photos, illustrations, and vectors by keyword, color, orientation, category, and more. Returns image metadata including preview URLs and asset details.
get-image
Get detailed metadata for a specific Shutterstock image by ID.
get-similar-images
Find Shutterstock stock images that are visually similar to a specified image ID. Useful for finding alternative options or creating visual consistency.
get-image-suggestions
Get search keyword suggestions for image discovery based on a partial query string.
list-image-categories
List all available Shutterstock image content categories for filtering.
license-images
License one or more Shutterstock stock images for download using a subscription allotment or on-demand purchase. Returns download URLs.
list-image-licenses
List previously licensed images in the user's account history.
search-videos
Search Shutterstock's library of stock video clips by keyword, resolution, duration, and category.
get-video
Get detailed metadata for a specific Shutterstock video clip by ID.
license-videos
License one or more Shutterstock video clips for download.
search-audio
Search Shutterstock's library of royalty-free music tracks and audio content by keyword, genre, mood, and duration.
license-audio
License one or more Shutterstock music tracks for download.
search-editorial-images
Search Shutterstock's editorial image library for news, sports, entertainment, and documentary photography. Requires country code.
find-similar-images-by-upload
Use computer vision to find Shutterstock images visually similar to an uploaded reference image. Requires an asset_id from the CV image upload endpoint.
get-ai-keywords
Use Shutterstock's AI to extract relevant keywords from an uploaded image, useful for finding related stock content.
list-collections
List the authenticated user's image collections.
create-collection
Create a new image collection to organize saved assets.
get-user
Get details about the authenticated Shutterstock user account.
get-subscriptions
List active Shutterstock subscriptions and remaining download allotments.