Image Search - Web Service

Welcome to Index Stock Imagery’s Image Search Web Service. Index Stock Imagery is the leading source of high-quality stock photography and images for advertisers, graphic designers, publishers, and multimedia producers.

Our Image Search Web Service can be used to create a photo search function on any Web site. A Service Description and information on supported functions follows below. For a formal definition, please review the Service Description. A separate Download Service is used to retrieve large photo sizes for printing or display. To get a full set of documentation for our Web Services, discuss licensing terms for these copyrighted photos, or learn more about the Download Service, please contact us at webservices@indexstock.com.

• GetResultsSchema
  Simple method that Returns only the search result meta-data schema. Use this XSD, to prepare for the Search Results string returned as part of the Web Service response.
• GetUserStatus
  Subscribers to on-line services may have special constraints depending on terms of subscription; Use this method to determine the state of the users subscription if your application is written for subscription accounts.
• AdvancedSearch
  Search the collection using the given advanced search query string and return the results complete with the metadata.
• GetResultsFields
  Return all fields the user may get in the search result meta-data. All of the fields returned by GetSelectionFields fields plus URN and Binary. Use this method to acquire a list of fields you may get from your search results.
• FreeTextSearch
  Search the collection using the given free text search query string and return the results complete with the metadata. This operation yields identical results to the Search Box on our websites
• GetSelectionFields
  Return all fields available to the user for the search result meta-data. This method provides the user with our optional set of fields for output. Use this method to acquire a list of fields to pass for your search results.