Search for sound effects

GET {{baseUrl}}/v2/sfx/search

This endpoint searches for sound effects. If you specify more than one search parameter, the API uses an AND condition.

Request Params

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
added_datestringShow sound effects added on the specified date
added_date_startstringShow sound effects added on or after the specified date
added_date_endstringShow sound effects added before the specified date
durationstringShow sound effects with the specified duration in seconds
duration_fromstringShow sound effects with the specified duration or longer in seconds
duration_tostringShow sound effects with the specified duration or shorter in seconds
pagenumberPage number
per_pagenumberNumber of results per page
querystringOne or more search terms separated by spaces
safebooleanEnable or disable safe search
sortstringSort by
viewstringAmount of detail to render in the response
languagestringSet query and result language (uses Accept-Language header if not set)

HEADERS

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
User-Agentstring

RESPONSES

status: OK

{"description":"Sound effects search results","properties":{"data":{"description":"List of tracks","items":{"description":"SFX metadata","example":{"id":"123","media_type":"sfx","contributor":{"id":"1234"}},"properties":{"added_date":{"description":"Date this sound effect was added to the Shutterstock library","format":"date","type":"string"},"affiliate_url":{"description":"Affiliate referral link; appears only for registered affiliate partners","type":"string"},"artist":{"description":"Artist of the sound effect","type":"string"},"assets":{"description":"Files that are available as part of an sound effect asset","properties":{"preview_mp3":{"description":"Information about a file that is part of an sound effect asset","properties":{"file_size":{"description":"File size of the sound effect","type":"integer"},"url":{"description":"URL the sound effect is available at","type":"string"}},"type":"object","example":{"file_size":123,"url":"https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/sfx/11222/preview_ecom_ster/hand-throw-catch-cellphone.mp3"}},"waveform":{"description":"Information about a file that is part of an sound effect asset","properties":{"file_size":{"description":"File size of the sound effect","type":"integer"},"url":{"description":"URL the sound effect is available at","type":"string"}},"type":"object","example":{"file_size":123,"url":"https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/sfx/11222/preview_ecom_ster/hand-throw-catch-cellphone.mp3"}}},"type":"object","example":{"preview_mp3":{"file_size":123,"url":"https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/sfx/11222/preview_ecom_ster/hand-throw-catch-cellphone.mp3"},"waveform":{"file_size":123,"url":"https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/sfx/11222/preview_ecom_ster/hand-throw-catch-cellphone.mp3"}}},"contributor":{"description":"Information about a contributor","properties":{"id":{"description":"ID of the contributor","type":"string"}},"required":["id"],"type":"object","example":{"id":"12345678"}},"description":{"description":"Description of this sound effect","type":"string"},"duration":{"description":"Duration of this sound effect in seconds","type":"number"},"id":{"description":"Shutterstock ID of this sound effect","type":"string"},"keywords":{"description":"List of all keywords for this sound effect","items":{"description":"Keyword for this track","type":"string"},"type":"array"},"media_type":{"description":"Media type of this track; should always be \"sfx\"","type":"string"},"releases":{"description":"List of all releases of this sound effect","items":{"description":"Release of this sound effect","type":"string"},"type":"array"},"title":{"description":"Title of this sound effect","type":"string"},"updated_time":{"description":"Time this sound effect was last updated","format":"date-time","type":"string"},"url":{"description":"","type":"string"}},"required":["id","media_type","contributor"],"type":"object"},"type":"array"},"message":{"description":"Server-generated message, if any","type":"string"},"page":{"description":"Current page that is returned","type":"integer"},"per_page":{"description":"Number of results per page","type":"integer"},"total_count":{"description":"Total count of all results across all pages","type":"integer"},"search_id":{"description":"ID of the search","type":"string"}},"required":["data","total_count","search_id"],"type":"object","example":{"data":[{"id":"123","description":"User interface calculations, scanning, thinking, text displayed on screen. Screen gak or garble.","assets":{"preview_mp3":{"url":"https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/sfx/21230/preview_ecom_ster/heavy-duty-interface-feedback.mp3"},"waveform":{"url":"https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/sfx/21230/wvfm_img/heavy-duty-interface-feedback.png"}},"contributor":{"id":"321402911"},"title":"Heavy Duty Interface Feedback","media_type":"sfx","updated_time":"2022-08-04T15:11:15.711Z","added_date":"2022-07-29"}],"total_count":14881,"search_id":"e6f84c4c-ffdd-499b-ad89-72c65a896ead"}}