How To Enable And Use The Unsplash Integration

Summary

Unsplash is a directory of free or paid high-resolution photographs from the world’s most generous community of photographers. The Unsplash integration automatically uploads assets from your Unsplash account(s) to your Bynder DAM for a centralized asset management experience.

Who?

This feature/solution requires your Customer Success Contact to enable, but then individual permissions can be done by the Bynder Admin.

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Once the integration is enabled users with the Portal Settings permission can manage this integration. For more details on configuration, please refer to Integrations Configuration: Recommended Permissions and Best Practices. 

Why?

Once the integration has been configured, an Unsplash collection called Bynder Sync Collection will be created in your account. Any image added to this collection will be uploaded to Bynder after ~2 hours.

The Bynder Sync Collection can be renamed, shared, or made public. If you delete it, a new one will be created with the next update.

How?

Configuring The Unsplash Integration

  1. Navigate to Settings > Advanced settings > Portal settings.
  2. Click Browse Integrations in the lefthand sidebar, then Configure in the Unsplash section.
    • On this page, you will also see all the other Integration Hub options that are part of the Standard Integrations Hub package.

    • If you have purchased just one UnSplash connection, please select theUnSplash option. If you have the Standard Integrations Hub option as part of your contract, this allows you to have up to five integrations configured from this page. You are able to see how many connections you have available:

    • Please note that a ‘configuration’ means setting up one of these connections one time. 
  3. Enter a Name for this configuration and click Save.

     
  4. If you've already configured a Bynder connection, it will be selected. If not, select New Authentication to add your Bynder credentials:
    • Your authentication name: Enter a name for the authentication. 
    • Domain: Enter your unique domain by copying the URL of your Bynder portal (including https://).
  5. Click Create. 
  6. Click Next. 
  7. Select New Authentication to add your Unsplash credentials, then click Create.
    • If you want to connect more than one Unsplash account, you must configure a new Unsplash workflow for each account.
  8. Click Finish.

    • The following metaproperties will be automatically updated, ensure these metaproperties are enabled in the DAM for syncing:

      • Description: Photo credit information
      • Tags: Unsplash, author/photographer name, and Unsplash ID

Editing The Unsplash Integration

If you would like to disable or update your Unsplash settings, such as to edit your Unsplash credentials, you can edit the configuration.

  1. Navigate to Settings > Advanced settings > Portal settings.
  2. Click Active Integrations on the left sidebar, then edit the connection sections you want to update.
  3. Make your changes, then click Save.
 
 

FAQs

What happens to the asset if I delete it from my Bynder portal (or visa versa)

If you delete an asset from your Bynder portal, the asset will remain in your Unsplash collection.

If you delete an asset from your Bynder Sync Unsplash collection, you can configure whether it is deleted from your Bynder DAM.

Once I connect my Unsplash account to Bynder, how long will it take to see my assets in Bynder?

The updates will run on a 2-hour interval, so your Unsplash assets will be pushed to your Bynder portal every 2 hours.

What if we have multiple Unsplash accounts?

Each Unsplash account must be configured and connected. The number of accounts you can configure is not currently limited.

Are Unsplash assets uploaded directly to my DAM or the waiting room?

Assets are uploaded directly to your Asset Bank, bypassing the waiting room.

Related Articles

Unsplash Website

How To Create Permanent Tokens For Integrations 

Integrations Configuration: Recommended Permissions and Best Practices

Level: Proficient

Proficient-level articles are for users who have some prior Bynder knowledge. These articles require you to know the basics and may also require higher-level portal rights to accomplish the task outlined within the article. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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