{"id":"10fa7ea3-06e1-49f2-b23f-d48b6527963e","task":"License and download a Shutterstock image with a specific size/format, tracking subscription quota via the subscriptions endpoint","domain":"api.shutterstock.com","steps":["Obtain an OAuth Bearer token with licenses.create, licenses.view, and purchases.view scopes","Call GET /v2/user/subscriptions to see which subscription_id(s) are available and which formats/sizes each permits","Call GET /v2/images/{id}?view=full to confirm the desired size/format is licensable (is_licensable: true) before licensing it","License the asset with POST /v2/images/licenses, sending an images array with image_id, subscription_id, optional format/size, and (for API subscriptions) required price and metadata.customer_id fields","Retrieve the file using the download.url returned in the response, noting it is only valid for 8 hours","If a fresh download link is needed later and the license type permits it, request one via POST /v2/images/licenses/{license_id}/downloads instead of re-licensing"],"gotchas":["Download links expire in 8 hours; after that, redownloading requires either a permitted redownload call or relicensing the same asset, which can consume additional quota for platform licenses","API subscriptions can license only one image per licensing request, unlike enterprise/Premier subscriptions which may batch multiple images","Platform licenses obtained via the API differ from the standard/enhanced licenses sold on shutterstock.com and permit different downstream uses — check the API Terms of Service before reselling"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T15:39:40.820Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/10fa7ea3-06e1-49f2-b23f-d48b6527963e"}