API Image

The Spiffy Stores API Image object represents an image that may belong to either a product or a collection. Images can be in either .png, .gif or .jpg format.

You can view a product or collection's images, update them, create new ones, and delete them.

Accessing a Product, StandardCollection or SuperCollection

If you want to refer to a single Product, StandardCollection or SuperCollection then you will need to use the unique id that has been assigned to that object.

The object ids are internally generated by the software and cannot be created or assigned.

Alternatively, you may specify the object handle in place of the object id when requesting access to the object. The handle is the unique character string that is assigned to every product, standard or super collection when it is created. The handle is used in the URL to display the product or collection page.

For example, you may retrieve a product's images in two ways.

GET /api/products/12345678/images.json

or

GET /api/products/cute-dog/images.json

The advantage of using the handle form of the request is that you don't need to search all the products first in order to determine the product id, as you will already know what the handle is. This will reduce the number of API calls that you need to make and greatly simplifies the amount of coding that is needed to manage your products.

Image Properties

id	{ "id" : 123456789 } A unique numeric identifier for the image.
position	{ "position" : 1 } The position of the image in the ordered list of images. The first image has a position of 1 and is the main image for the product or collection.
alt	{ "alt" : "This is the alt text for the image" } Images may have some associated alternative text which can be used when the image can't be displayed. It also provided additional information for screen readers and search engines.
filename	{ "filename" : "cute-puppy.jpg" } The filename of the image is the base name of the image file as originally uploaded.
extension	{ "extension" : "jpg" } This is the filename extension of the image.
digest	{ "digest" : "3b07e960a69232b2b9bf6a1d6262ddd5" } This is the unique hash associated with this image. It is based on the file name, contents and time of creation, so it can be used to ensure that old images are not being cached.
src	{ "src" : "http://server1.spiffystores.com/sites/4/products/123456789_cute_puppy_full.jpg?6afd63d069abc37a673dd3927e283633" } Specifies the full URL for the image.
variation_ids	{ "variation_ids" : [ 5595 ] } This is an array of variation ids that are associated with this image.
product_id	{ "product_id" : 123456789 } The id of the image's associated product.
collection_id	{ "collection_id" : 123456789 } The id of the image's associated collection.

Endpoints

GET /api/products/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images.json
GET /api/standard_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images.json
GET /api/super_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images.json

Return a list of images belonging to either a product, standard collection or super collection.

Optional Parameters

limit	Number of results returned. The default is 30, with a maximum of 50 in a single request.
page	The number of the page to return. The number of results per page is set by the limit parameter. If more results are required, then submit the request again, increasing the page number each time.
since_id	Limit the results to only include objects which have an id greater than the given value.
fields	A comma-separated list of fields to return in the response.

Example Request and Response

GET /api/products/123456789/images.json

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
  "images" : [
    {
      "id": 2321,
      "position": 1,
      "alt": "",
      "filename": "penguins.jpg",
      "extension": "jpg",
      "digest": "3b07e960a69232b2b9bf6a1d6262ddd5",
      "src": "http://server1.spiffystores.com/sites/4/products/123456789_penguins_full.jpg?936fec7af78d49584087eed3339c4e13",
      "variation_ids" : [],
      "product_id": 123456789
    },
    {
      "id": 2324,
      "position": 2,
      "alt": "",
      "filename": "jellyfish.jpg",
      "extension": "jpg",
      "digest": "a9bb53e17f7c24cbf641cf520a82b757",
      "src": "http://server1.spiffystores.com/sites/4/products/123456789_jellyfish_full.jpg?cfe2abb2c206c8ad0196d84e53b100a0",
      "variation_ids" : [ 21232 ],
      "product_id": 123456789
    } 
  ]   
}

Examples using filters

GET /api/products/123456789/images.json?fields=id,src

Alternative form

GET /api/products/fluffy-puppy/images.json
GET /api/standard_collections/home-collection/images.json
GET /api/super_collections/featured-collection/images.json

GET /api/products/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/count.json
GET /api/standard_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/count.json
GET /api/super_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/count.json

Return a count of images.

Optional Parameters

since_id	Limit the results to only include objects which have an id greater than the given value.

Example Request and Response

GET /api/products/fluffy-puppy/images/count.json

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
  "count": 2
}

Examples using filters

GET /api/products/123456789/images/count.json?since_id=1000

GET /api/products/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json
GET /api/standard_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json
GET /api/super_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json

Return a single image.

Optional Parameters

fields	A comma-separated list of fields to return in the response.

Example Request and Response

GET /api/products/123456789/images/87675.json

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{
  "image": 
    { 
      "id": 87675,
      "position": 1,
      "alt": "Another puppy photo",
      "filename": "fluffy_puppy.jpg",
      "src": "http://server1.spiffystores.com/sites/4/products/123456789_fluffy_puppy_full.jpg?453878e23ef050ecfa375609a903bb4e",
      "product_id": 123456789
    }
}

Alternative form

GET /api/products/cute-puppy/images/87675.json

POST /api/products/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images.json
POST /api/standard_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images.json
POST /api/super_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images.json

Create a new image.

You can create new images either by including the image as Base64 data using the attachment tag, or by including a URL to the image which can be used to download the image using the src tag.

Example Request and Response

POST /api/products/fluffy-puppy/images.json

{
  "image": {
    "src": "http://www.cute-puppies-r-us.com/images/fluffy_puppy.jpg",
    "filename": "fluffy_puppy.jpg",
    "alt": "So cute and cuddly",
    "position": 1
  }
}

HTTP/1.1 201 Created

PUT /api/products/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json
PUT /api/standard_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json
PUT /api/super_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json

Update an image.

When you update an image, you must include the id parameter, which must match the image_id specified in the POST URL.

You can only update the alt and position parameters. You cannot change the actual image or its filename. If you want to replace an image, then the existing image should be deleted and a new one created.

Example Request and Response

PUT /api/products/123456789/images/45678.json

{
  "image": {
    "id": 45678,
    "alt": "This is new alt text",
    "position": 2
  }
}

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

DELETE /api/products/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json
DELETE /api/standard_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json
DELETE /api/super_collections/(OBJECT_ID|OBJECT_HANDLE)/images/IMAGE_ID.json

Delete an image.

Example Request and Response

DELETE /api/products/123456789/images/45678.json

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

{}

Alternative form

DELETE /api/products/cute-puppy/images/45678.json

Further Reference

• An Introduction to the Spiffy Stores API
• Creating Private API Keys
• Using the API
• API Reference