Fotolia API Kits

Olivier Sirven olivier@fotolia.com Fotolia.com, _(*1)

Introduction

Fotolia's industry-leading API allows developers and businesses to quickly integrate a vast database of images in their workflows and business models., _(*2)

Whether you're developing an application with millions of photos, or integrating a stock photography library into your business to increase customer satisfaction, Fotolia's powerful APIs are key. But technical excellence is only part of the formula – our business development team will work with you to determine the best way to maximize results., _(*3)

Fotolia's API line-up

Partner API

Our Partner API allows you to embed royalty-free image search into your website., _(*4)

Your customers may search the entire Fotolia library to find images without leaving your website.
After finding the perfect image, your customer clicks through to us to buy.
Since our Affiliate Program is also built into this API, we automatically pay you for all revenues generated.

Learn more, _(*5)

Business API

Our Business API is for on-demand businesses producing custom merchandise and products, including web site templates and printed materials., _(*6)

Your customers will gain access to high-resolution images directly within your application or web-based tool.
Wholesale pricing is available.
You can also use this API to embed Fotolia into your intranet or application to make search and download faster.

Learn more, _(*7)

Reseller API

Our Reseller API allows you to sell Fotolia's images under your brand name to your customers., _(*8)

Access Fotolia's entire microstock image library, with full search and download capability.
A complete white-label solution, available in select markets around the world.

Learn more, _(*9)

Content of this package

This package contains a full implementation of the API for PHP, python and java. Each provides an example file to show how to use it., _(*10)

PHP

Requirements:, _(*11)

.Example usage, _(*12)

#!/usr/bin/env php
getSearchResults(
    array(
        'words' => 'car',
        'language_id' => Fotolia_Api::LANGUAGE_ID_EN_US,
        'limit' => 1,
    ));

printf("Found %d results", $results['nb_results']);

foreach ($results as $key => $value) {
    // iterating only over numeric keys and silently skip other keys
    if (is_numeric($key)) {
        printf("matching media ID: %d", $value['id']);
    }
}

// loggin in and retrieving user data
$api->loginUser('your_login', 'your_password');
print_r($api->getUserData());

// purchasing and downloading a file
$dl_data = $api->getMedia(35957426, 'XS');
$api->downloadMedia($dl_data['url'], '/tmp/' . $dl_data['name']);

Python

Requirements:, _(*13)

.Example usage, _(*14)

#!/usr/bin/env python

import fotolia_api

api = fotolia_api.FotoliaApi('your_api_key')

# searching for files
results = api.get_search_results({'words': 'car', 'language_id': fotolia_api.LANGUAGE_ID_EN_US, 'limit': 1})
print "Found %d results" % results['nb_results']

for key, value in results.items():
    try:
        int(key)
        print "matching media ID: %d" % value['id']
    except ValueError:
        # iterating only over numeric keys and silently skip other keys
        pass

# loggin in and retrieving user data
api.login_user('your_login', 'your_password')
print api.get_user_data()

# purchasing and downloading a file
dl_data = api.get_media(35957426, 'XS')
api.download_media(dl_data['url'], '/tmp/' + str(dl_data['name']))

Java

Requirements:, _(*15)

A simple Makefile is provided to help using it. It supports following commands:, _(*16)

build:: Build the entire package, _(*17)

jar:: Create a JAR file for easy inclusion, _(*18)

clean:: Clean the build files, _(*19)

example:: Build the example program, _(*20)

.Example usage, _(*21)

import org.webservice.fotolia.*;
import org.json.simple.JSONObject;

public class example
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        FotoliaApi client = new FotoliaApi("your_api_key");

        // fetching a media data
        System.out.println(client.getMediaData(18136053));

        // searching files
        FotoliaSearchQuery query = new FotoliaSearchQuery();
        query.setWords("car").setLanguageId(FotoliaApi.LANGUAGE_ID_EN_US).setLimit(1);
        System.out.println(client.getSearchResults(query));

        // buying and downloading a file
        try {
            client.loginUser("your_login", "your_password");
            JSONObject res = client.getMedia(35957426, "XS");
            client.downloadMedia((String) res.get("url"), "/tmp/" + (String) res.get("name"));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}