Getty Images is a royalty-free image library where you can find countless creative stock photos, vector art illustrations, stock photography, and high-definition videos. The Getty integration automatically uploads licensed assets from your Getty 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 Getty Integration.
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Navigate to
Settings > Advanced settings > Portal settings.
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Click Browse Integrations in the left sidebar, then Configure in the Getty Images 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, and a Permanent Token.
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Setup will require a Bynder permanent token with read/write assets and read/write metaproperties. Learn more about Permanent Tokens here.
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Click Create, then Next.
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Select New authentication to add your Getty username and password.
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If you want to connect more than one Getty account, you will need to configure a new Getty workflow for each account you want to set up.
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[optional] If you want Getty videos to be uploaded to your Bynder account, check the box to Sync video.
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[optional] You can choose to Sync assets after a date. If a date is selected, only assets purchased after that date will be uploaded. If left blank, all assets purchased will be uploaded to the DAM.
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Select Finish.
After configuration, all licensed images (and videos, if enabled) for the connected Getty account will begin to upload to your Bynder DAM. Moving forward, any licensed asset will automatically upload to Bynder roughly 2 hours after you license it.
If you delete a Getty asset from the Bynder DAM it will not automatically be reuploaded to your Bynder DAM. If you delete a Getty asset from your Getty 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 Getty settings, sync (or no longer sync) videos, or edit your Getty credentials.
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Navigate to
Settings > Advanced settings > Portal settings.
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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 automatically update with the following details:
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Description: Photo credit information
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Copyright: License model
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Tags: Getty, author/photographer name, and the Getty 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 Getty 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, it will remain in your Getty account, and if you delete an asset from your Getty account or the license expires, it will remain in your Bynder portal.
Once I connect my Getty account to Bynder, how long will it take to see my assets in Bynder?
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The updates will run on a 2-hour interval - so every 2 hours, your Getty assets will be pushed to your Bynder portal.
Is a specific Getty account type required for the integration?
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No, any account type will work for the integration.
What if we have multiple Getty accounts?
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Each Getty account will need to be configured and connected. There is no limit to how many accounts you can configure.
Are Getty assets uploaded directly to my DAM or the Waiting Room?
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Licensed assets are uploaded directly to your Asset Bank, bypassing 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 Getty are photo credit, license model, and tags: Getty, author/photographer name, and the Getty ID.
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