--- title: "Shutterstock MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 113 Shutterstock actions through one MCP server: images, audio collections. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/shutterstock updated: 2026-10-23 --- Connectors · AI # Shutterstock MCP server for AI agents. actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Shutterstock and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 113 Shutterstock actions (78 reads, 27 writes and 8 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Shutterstock credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Shutterstock's limits and records every call. Connecting Shutterstock needs your own Shutterstock OAuth app and one admin sign-in. [Connect Shutterstock free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) 100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you. `claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` the first call ``` do { action: "shutterstock.audio_collections.list", intent: "check which Shutterstock account is connected" } # List audio collections · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 113 actions in one signed file - 78 read look, never change - 27 write create and update - 8 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect Shutterstock in three steps. 1. 01 ### Add actionlake to Claude. Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us. `https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` 2. 02 ### Connect Shutterstock. OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with Shutterstock, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key. Before the first sign-in, Shutterstock needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no Shutterstock app to lend you. - `access_token` Access token from one sign-in with your own OAuth app - `refresh_token` Refresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from it - `client_id` Shutterstock consumer key: create an application at https://www.shutterstock.com/account/developers/apps (set its… - `client_secret` Consumer Secret of the same Shutterstock application ``` account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "shutterstock" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you ``` 3. 03 ### Make the first call. Check before a write. Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, `check` validates the call and prices it, for free. ``` do { action: "shutterstock.audio_collections.list" } # list audio collections · read · 1 upstream call check { action: "shutterstock.cv_images.upload", input: { … } } # free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent ``` Shutterstock at a glance **Sign-in** OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with Shutterstock, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. **You provide** `access_token` `refresh_token` `client_id` `client_secret` **Limits we pace to** 100 calls a minute, per connection **API covered** Shutterstock API v1.6.0 (/v2)`api.shutterstock.com` **Built from** Shutterstock's documentation, read 23 October 2026[api-reference.shutterstock.com](https://api-reference.shutterstock.com/) [api.apis.guru](https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/shutterstock.com/1.1.32/openapi.json) **Service file** Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519) **Cached reads** 74 of 78 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects **Shared entities** 1, so ask can line Shutterstock up with your other systems **Data** Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet Capabilities ## What an AI agent can do in Shutterstock. 113 actions in 54 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest. - **78** read look, never change - **27** write create and update - **8** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### Images 6 6 read · 0 write · 0 destructive Run multiple image searches · List images · List similar images · List updated images 2. ### Audio collections 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive Create audio collections · List audio collections · Get the details of audio collections · Rename audio collections 3. ### Image collections 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive Create image collections · List image collections · Get the details of image collections · Rename image collections 4. ### Video collections 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive Create video collections · List video collections · Get the details of video collections · Rename video collections 5. ### Videos 5 5 read · 0 write · 0 destructive List videos · List similar videos · List updated videos · Search for videos 6. ### Catalog collections 4 1 read · 2 write · 1 destructive Create catalog collections · List catalog collections · Update collection metadata · Delete catalog collections 7. ### Editorial images 4 4 read · 0 write · 0 destructive list editorial image details · List updated content · Search editorial images · Get editorial content details 8. ### Audio 3 3 read · 0 write · 0 destructive List audio tracks · Search for tracks · Get details about audio tracks **46 more areas · 76 actions** - Audio collection items **3** - Audio licenses **3** - Editorial legacy **3** - Editorial videos **3** - Generative images **3** - Image collection items **3** - Image licenses **3** - SFX **3** - SFX licenses **3** - Video collection items **3** - Video licenses **3** - Catalog collection items **2** - Contributor collections **2** - Contributors **2** - Editorial image licenses **2** - Editorial image livefeeds **2** - Editorial legacy livefeeds **2** - Editorial video licenses **2** - Test **2** - Access token **1** - Audio genres **1** - Audio instruments **1** - Audio moods **1** - Catalog **1** - Contributor collection items **1** - CV images **1** - CV keywords **1** - CV similar images **1** - CV similar videos **1** - Editorial image categories **1** - Editorial image livefeed items **1** - Editorial legacy categories **1** - Editorial legacy licenses **1** - Editorial legacy livefeed items **1** - Editorial video categories **1** - Generative image ip reviews **1** - Generative image licenses **1** - Generative inputs **1** - Image categories **1** - Image keywords **1** - Image recommendations **1** - Image suggestions **1** - Subscriptions **1** - User **1** - Video categories **1** - Video suggestions **1** Top actions ## The Shutterstock API, shaped for agents. The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 1 of Shutterstock's 1 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once. | Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `shutterstock.user.get` Get user details | Get user details. | read | `identity.current_user.get` 307 connectors | | `shutterstock.sfx.list` List details about sound effects | List details about sound effects. | read | this connector | | `shutterstock.audio.list` List audio tracks | List audio tracks. | read | this connector | | `shutterstock.sfx.search` Search for sound effects | Search for sound effects. | read | this connector | | `shutterstock.images.list` List images | List images. | read | this connector | | `shutterstock.videos.list` List videos | List videos. | read | this connector | | `shutterstock.audio.search` Search for tracks | Search for tracks. | read | this connector | | `shutterstock.images.search` Search for images | Search for images. | read | this connector | | `shutterstock.cv_images.upload` Upload images | Upload images. | write | this connector | | `shutterstock.sfx_licenses.create` License sound effects | License sound effects. | write | this connector | | `shutterstock.audio_licenses.create` License audio tracks | License audio tracks. | write | this connector | | `shutterstock.audio_collections.delete` Delete audio collections | Delete audio collections. | destructive | this connector | Try it ## Prompts to paste into Claude. Each one names the Shutterstock actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it. 1. Read read List audio collections in Shutterstock and tell me what stands out. calls `shutterstock.audio_collections.list` 2. Write write Upload images in Shutterstock. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it. calls `shutterstock.cv_images.upload` Governance for Shutterstock ## Destructive actions wait for a yes. 8 Shutterstock actions are destructive. These are all of them: - Delete audio collections `shutterstock.audio_collections.delete` - Delete image collections `shutterstock.image_collections.delete` - Delete video collections `shutterstock.video_collections.delete` - Delete catalog collections `shutterstock.catalog_collections.delete` - Remove audio tracks from collections `shutterstock.audio_collection_items.delete` - Remove images from collections `shutterstock.image_collection_items.delete` - Remove videos from collections `shutterstock.video_collection_items.delete` - Remove items from catalog collection `shutterstock.catalog_collection_items.delete` A destructive action runs only with `confirm: true`. Under the `human` policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after. do shutterstock.audio_collections.delete confirm_policy: **human** Delete audio collections? **intent:** the user asked me to delete audio collections run suspended · waiting for a named person · key _shutterstock-agent_ cannot confirm itself In the console, or from an emailed signed link. a key for this connector ``` account { op: "keys.create", name: "shutterstock-agent", allowed_actions: ["shutterstock.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "shutterstock.audio_collections.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "shutterstock.image_collections.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "shutterstock.video_collections.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` Illustrative. Scoped to Shutterstock only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person. Cost ## What Shutterstock costs on actionlake. Every Shutterstock action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, `check`, `cost`, `account` and any call Shutterstock refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. - 1 upstream call per action all 113 Shutterstock actions - 113 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 74 reads can be cached a cache hit costs nothing - 100,000 calls a month, free paid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000 [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Action index ## Every Shutterstock action. 113 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **Images 6** - `shutterstock.images.bulk_search` Run multiple image searches read - `shutterstock.images.get` Get details about images read - `shutterstock.images.list` List images read - `shutterstock.images.list_similar` List similar images read - `shutterstock.images.list_updated` List updated images read - `shutterstock.images.search` Search for images read **Audio collections 5** - `shutterstock.audio_collections.create` Create audio collections write - `shutterstock.audio_collections.delete` Delete audio collections destructive - `shutterstock.audio_collections.get` Get the details of audio collections read - `shutterstock.audio_collections.list` List audio collections read - `shutterstock.audio_collections.rename` Rename audio collections write **Image collections 5** - `shutterstock.image_collections.create` Create image collections write - `shutterstock.image_collections.delete` Delete image collections destructive - `shutterstock.image_collections.get` Get the details of image collections read - `shutterstock.image_collections.list` List image collections read - `shutterstock.image_collections.rename` Rename image collections write **Video collections 5** - `shutterstock.video_collections.create` Create video collections write - `shutterstock.video_collections.delete` Delete video collections destructive - `shutterstock.video_collections.get` Get the details of video collections read - `shutterstock.video_collections.list` List video collections read - `shutterstock.video_collections.rename` Rename video collections write **Videos 5** - `shutterstock.videos.get` Get details about videos read - `shutterstock.videos.list` List videos read - `shutterstock.videos.list_similar` List similar videos read - `shutterstock.videos.list_updated` List updated videos read - `shutterstock.videos.search` Search for videos read **Catalog collections 4** - `shutterstock.catalog_collections.create` Create catalog collections write - `shutterstock.catalog_collections.delete` Delete catalog collections destructive - `shutterstock.catalog_collections.list` List catalog collections read - `shutterstock.catalog_collections.update` Update collection metadata write **Editorial images 4** - `shutterstock.editorial_images.get` Get editorial content details read - `shutterstock.editorial_images.list` list editorial image details read - `shutterstock.editorial_images.list_updated` List updated content read - `shutterstock.editorial_images.search` Search editorial images read **Audio 3** - `shutterstock.audio.get` Get details about audio tracks read - `shutterstock.audio.list` List audio tracks read - `shutterstock.audio.search` Search for tracks read **Audio collection items 3** - `shutterstock.audio_collection_items.create` Add audio tracks to collections write - `shutterstock.audio_collection_items.delete` Remove audio tracks from collections destructive - `shutterstock.audio_collection_items.list` Get the contents of audio collections read **Audio licenses 3** - `shutterstock.audio_licenses.create` License audio tracks write - `shutterstock.audio_licenses.download` Download audio tracks write - `shutterstock.audio_licenses.list` List audio licenses read **Editorial legacy 3** - `shutterstock.editorial_legacy.get` (Deprecated) Get editorial content details read - `shutterstock.editorial_legacy.list_updated` (Deprecated) List updated content read - `shutterstock.editorial_legacy.search` (Deprecated) Search editorial content read **Editorial videos 3** - `shutterstock.editorial_videos.get` Get editorial video content details read - `shutterstock.editorial_videos.list` List editorial videos details by ID list read - `shutterstock.editorial_videos.search` Search editorial video content read **Generative images 3** - `shutterstock.generative_images.create` Generate images from a text prompt write - `shutterstock.generative_images.get` Get generated image results read - `shutterstock.generative_images.list_history` List image generation history read **Image collection items 3** - `shutterstock.image_collection_items.create` Add images to collections write - `shutterstock.image_collection_items.delete` Remove images from collections destructive - `shutterstock.image_collection_items.list` Get the contents of image collections read **Image licenses 3** - `shutterstock.image_licenses.create` License images write - `shutterstock.image_licenses.download` Download images write - `shutterstock.image_licenses.list` List image licenses read **SFX 3** - `shutterstock.sfx.get` Get details about sound effects read - `shutterstock.sfx.list` List details about sound effects read - `shutterstock.sfx.search` Search for sound effects read **SFX licenses 3** - `shutterstock.sfx_licenses.create` License sound effects write - `shutterstock.sfx_licenses.download` Download sound effects write - `shutterstock.sfx_licenses.list` List sound effects licenses read **Video collection items 3** - `shutterstock.video_collection_items.create` Add videos to collections write - `shutterstock.video_collection_items.delete` Remove videos from collections destructive - `shutterstock.video_collection_items.list` Get the contents of video collections read **Video licenses 3** - `shutterstock.video_licenses.create` License videos write - `shutterstock.video_licenses.download` Download videos write - `shutterstock.video_licenses.list` List video licenses read **Catalog collection items 2** - `shutterstock.catalog_collection_items.create` Add items to catalog collections write - `shutterstock.catalog_collection_items.delete` Remove items from catalog collection destructive **Contributor collections 2** - `shutterstock.contributor_collections.get` Get details about contributors' collections read - `shutterstock.contributor_collections.list` List contributors' collections read **Contributors 2** - `shutterstock.contributors.get` Get details about a single contributor read - `shutterstock.contributors.list` Get details about multiple contributors read **Editorial image licenses 2** - `shutterstock.editorial_image_licenses.create` License editorial content write - `shutterstock.editorial_image_licenses.list` List editorial image licenses read **Editorial image livefeeds 2** - `shutterstock.editorial_image_livefeeds.get` Get editorial livefeed read - `shutterstock.editorial_image_livefeeds.list` Get editorial livefeed list read **Editorial legacy livefeeds 2** - `shutterstock.editorial_legacy_livefeeds.get` (Deprecated) Get editorial livefeed read - `shutterstock.editorial_legacy_livefeeds.list` (Deprecated) Get editorial livefeed list read **Editorial video licenses 2** - `shutterstock.editorial_video_licenses.create` License editorial video content write - `shutterstock.editorial_video_licenses.list` List editorial video licenses read **Test 2** - `shutterstock.test.echo` Echo text read - `shutterstock.test.validate` Validate input read **Access token 1** - `shutterstock.access_token.get` Get access token details read **Audio genres 1** - `shutterstock.audio_genres.list` List audio genres read **Audio instruments 1** - `shutterstock.audio_instruments.list` List audio instruments read **Audio moods 1** - `shutterstock.audio_moods.list` List audio moods read **Catalog 1** - `shutterstock.catalog.search` Search catalogs for assets read **Contributor collection items 1** - `shutterstock.contributor_collection_items.list` Get the items in contributors' collections read **CV images 1** - `shutterstock.cv_images.upload` Upload images write **CV keywords 1** - `shutterstock.cv_keywords.list` List suggested keywords read **CV similar images 1** - `shutterstock.cv_similar_images.list` List similar images read **CV similar videos 1** - `shutterstock.cv_similar_videos.list` List similar videos read **Editorial image categories 1** - `shutterstock.editorial_image_categories.list` List editorial categories read **Editorial image livefeed items 1** - `shutterstock.editorial_image_livefeed_items.list` Get editorial livefeed items read **Editorial legacy categories 1** - `shutterstock.editorial_legacy_categories.list` (Deprecated) List editorial categories read **Editorial legacy licenses 1** - `shutterstock.editorial_legacy_licenses.create` (Deprecated) License editorial content write **Editorial legacy livefeed items 1** - `shutterstock.editorial_legacy_livefeed_items.list` (Deprecated) Get editorial livefeed items read **Editorial video categories 1** - `shutterstock.editorial_video_categories.list` List editorial video categories read **Generative image ip reviews 1** - `shutterstock.generative_image_ip_reviews.create` Submit a generated image for IP review write **Generative image licenses 1** - `shutterstock.generative_image_licenses.create` License generated images write **Generative inputs 1** - `shutterstock.generative_inputs.get` List generative inputs read **Image categories 1** - `shutterstock.image_categories.list` List image categories read **Image keywords 1** - `shutterstock.image_keywords.extract` Get keywords from text read **Image recommendations 1** - `shutterstock.image_recommendations.list` List recommended images read **Image suggestions 1** - `shutterstock.image_suggestions.list` Get suggestions for a search term read **Subscriptions 1** - `shutterstock.subscriptions.list` List user subscriptions read **User 1** - `shutterstock.user.get` Get user details read **Video categories 1** - `shutterstock.video_categories.list` List video categories read **Video suggestions 1** - `shutterstock.video_suggestions.list` Get suggestions for a search term read Questions ## The Shutterstock MCP server, answered. **Is there a Shutterstock MCP server for Claude?** Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 113 Shutterstock actions across images, audio collections, image collections and video collections, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Shutterstock. **What do I need to connect Shutterstock?** Your own Shutterstock OAuth app, registered with Shutterstock (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no Shutterstock app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "shutterstock" } lists exactly what to paste. **Can an AI agent delete or change things in Shutterstock?** Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 8 Shutterstock actions are destructive, including delete audio collections, delete image collections and delete video collections. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it. **Will an AI agent use up my Shutterstock API limit?** actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Shutterstock service file: 100 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (74 Shutterstock actions can be), which never reaches Shutterstock. **What does a Shutterstock action cost?** One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (113 Shutterstock actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Shutterstock refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. **Which Shutterstock API does it cover?** The Shutterstock API v1.6.0 (/v2) at api.shutterstock.com. It is built from Shutterstock's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 113 actions in 54 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0). **Does actionlake keep my Shutterstock data, and where?** actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Shutterstock credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models. **Which AI clients can use it?** Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names. ## More connectors like Shutterstock Shares the most action names with - [ElevenLabs 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/elevenlabs) - [Rev.ai 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/rev-ai) - [Replicate 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/replicate) - [Weaviate Cloud 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/weaviate-cloud) - [xAI Grok API 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/xai-grok-api) - [Botpress 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/botpress) Joins with, on shared entities - [Rubrik Security Cloud 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/rubrik-security-cloud) - [Deputy 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/deputy) - [Cloudflare 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/cloudflare) - [Databricks 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/databricks) - [Delinea Secret Server 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/delinea-secret-server) - [MuleSoft Anypoint Platform 1](https://actionlake.com/connectors/mulesoft-anypoint-platform) Browse - [All AI connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors/category/ai) - [All connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors) - [How actionlake compares](https://actionlake.com/compare) actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Shutterstock; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Shutterstock service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent Shutterstock today. [Connect Shutterstock free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free. --- Source: https://actionlake.com/connectors/shutterstock More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt