iStock is an online, royalty-free, international microstock photography provider offering millions of photos, illustrations, clip art, videos, and audio tracks.
The iStock integration automatically uploads assets from your iStock account (or multiple accounts) to your Bynder DAM for a centralized asset management experience.
Contact your Customer Success Manager to learn more about enabling the iStock Integration.
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Navigate to
Settings > Advanced settings > Portal settings. -
Click Browse Integrations in the left sidebar, then Configure in the iStock section.
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Enter a Name for this configuration.
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Select New authentication to add your Bynder domain, which is the URL of your Bynder DAM.
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A new window will appear to confirm you agree to grant Tray.IO access to complete the iStock integration.
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Tray.io is an API integration platform that provides the connection between iStock and Bynder.
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Click Yes.
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[optional] If you want to send assets from iStock to the Waiting Room of your Bynder portal rather than being uploaded directly to your Asset Bank, check the box to Send to Waiting Room.
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Click Next.
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Select New authentication to add your iStock username and password.
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If you want to connect more than one iStock account, you will need to configure a new iStock workflow for each account you want to set up.
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Select your License Model from the dropdown, either Subscription or Credits. Learn more about the license models here.
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If you have assets licensed under the credit and subscription model, you must create separate connections for each type.
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[optional] If you want iStock videos uploaded to your Bynder account, check the box to Include Video.
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[optional] You can choose to Sync assets after a specific date. If a date is selected, only assets licensed after that date will be uploaded. If left blank, all assets licensed will be uploaded to the DAM.
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[optional] If you are part of an iStock enterprise account and your profile has permission to view organization assets, you can import all assets across your entire organization. Select True to sync all organizational assets.
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The import will fail if you do not have permission to view organization assets.
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Select Finish
After configuration, all licensed images (and videos, if enabled) for the connected iStock account and all organization assets, if enabled, will begin to upload to your Bynder DAM. If you select to have your assets sent to the waiting room, they will appear in your main asset bank once approved. Moving forward, any licensed asset will automatically be uploaded to Bynder roughly 2 hours after you license it.
If you delete an iStock asset from the Bynder DAM, it will not automatically be reuploaded to your Bynder DAM. If you delete an iStock asset from your iStock account or if your license expires, it will not automatically be deleted from Bynder.
You can edit the configuration if you want to disable the integration, update your iStock settings, sync (or no longer sync) videos, or edit your iStock credentials.
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Navigate to
Settings > Advanced settings > Portal settings. -
Click Active Integrations in the left sidebar, then Edit in the section of the connection that you would like to update.
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Make your changes, then click Save.
The following metaproperties will be automatically updated with the following details:
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Description: Photo credit information
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Tags: iStock, author/photographer name, and the iStock ID.
Please ensure these metaproperties are enabled in your DAM for the metadata to be synced.
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Custom mapping is not yet supported.
What types of files are supported?
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Images, vectors, and video (optional) are supported for the iStock integration.
What happens to the asset if I delete it from my Bynder portal (or vice versa?
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If you delete an asset from your Bynder portal, the asset will remain in your iStock account, and if you delete an asset from your iStock account or the license expires, it will remain in your Bynder portal.
Once I connect my iStock account to Bynder, how long will it take to see my assets in Bynder?
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Once the configuration is complete, your iStock assets will begin to immediately transfer. Moving forward, any licensed asset will automatically be uploaded to Bynder roughly 2 hours after you license it.
What if we have multiple iStock accounts?
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Each iStock account will need to be configured and connected. There is no limit to how many accounts you can configure.
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If your account has permission to see your organization’s assets, then you only need one account to sync all iStock assets.
Are iStock assets uploaded directly to my DAM or the Waiting Room?
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You are able to configure whether licensed assets are uploaded directly to your Asset Bank or the Waiting Room.
Will any additional metaproperties be transferred over (i.e., year or required metaproperites in the DAM taxonomy?
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The metaproperties transferred over from iStock are description, tags, iStock author/photographer name, and the iStock ID.
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