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What it is

SuperStock is a licensing service for stock photography, illustration, vectors, and footage. Its API page describes a catalog of more than 40 million images, footage, fine art, vintage, and editorial assets; its subscription library lets subscribers search more than 10 million assets and receive discounts on SuperStock Premium Collection media. Customers can license assets individually or by subscription, with Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, and Editorial options. The service is available on the web and through a REST API for searching, downloading, and deploying content in a customer’s local system. API queries are free; licensed content is paid. Its MCP server works with clients including Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini CLI, and can search, organize, price, and order assets and retrieve licensed downloads. Orders require approval of the exact total. SuperStock also offers free research assistance, with a team-prepared curated board customers can download. A student license provides 30 images and 10 videos per month for student and personal non-commercial projects, with a valid.edu email.

Spec sheet

Product
SuperStock licenses stock images, illustrations, footage, fine art, vintage, and editorial content for creative, editorial, educational, publishing, and commercial work.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Audience
SuperStock describes its customers as creatives, brands, agencies, and publishers, from solo designers to global agencies.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
API
SuperStock offers a REST API for searching, downloading, and deploying content in a customer's local system; API queries are free and licensed content is paid.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Integrations
The MCP connector page names Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and other MCP-compatible assistants.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Security
The privacy policy says connections are encrypted, access to personal information is limited to staff and providers who need it, and payment card details do not reach SuperStock’s systems.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Support
The site lists [email protected] and +1 866 236 0087 for contact.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Founded
1973Read 28 Sep 2026 · superstock.com
API coverage
The API page says its catalog includes 40M+ assets and describes REST endpoints with JSON responses.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Catalog
Its API page describes a catalog of 40M+ images, footage, fine art, vintage, and editorial assets.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Company history
SuperStock says it was founded in 1973 by photographers, for photographers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Hosting and providers
The privacy policy identifies Microsoft Azure for hosting and content delivery and PayPal through Braintree for payments.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Intended audience
The About page says SuperStock serves brands, agencies, publishers, and creatives, from solo designers to global agencies.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Library
The About page describes a library of 35M+ images and videos.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Licensing
Customers can license content à la carte or by subscription, with Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, and Editorial licensing options.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
MCP capabilities
The MCP server can search assets, create and share boards, price and order assets, and retrieve licensed downloads.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
MCP connector
The MCP connector can search by plain language or reference image, narrow results, retrieve captions and usage flags, download watermarked comps, and assemble mood boards.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
MCP controls
The page says orders require approval of the exact total, MCP uses OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, and card details are entered only on the website.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Privacy and security
SuperStock says browser connections are encrypted, payment card details are handled by its payment processor and are not stored by SuperStock, and access to personal information is limited to staff and providers who need it.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Research service
Customers can request a free search from SuperStock’s team, which sends a curated board to download from.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Subscription library
The subscription page says subscribers can search over 10M assets and receive discounts on SuperStock Premium Collection media.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com
Subscription limit
The subscription end user license describes a single-seat license and says each person needing access must have their own username and password.Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com

Plans and prices

Student License Free 30 images + 10 videos per month · valid .edu email · student and personal non-commercial projects Read 8 Oct 2026 · superstock.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Licenses photography, illustration, vectors, and footage.
  • Offers Royalty-Free, Rights-Managed, and Editorial options.
  • Free API queries for searching the catalog.
  • Free research assistance provides a curated board.
  • Student license includes 30 images and 10 videos monthly.

Limits

  • API searches are free, but licensed content is paid.
  • Student license requires a valid .edu email.
  • Subscriptions use a single-seat license.

Who it suits

SuperStock suits creatives, brands, agencies, and publishers seeking licensed media, from solo designers to global agencies. The student license is for student and personal non-commercial projects.

Verdict

SuperStock offers several ways to find and license media, including web, API, and MCP access, plus research assistance. Students can use a limited free license for qualifying projects; subscription access is single-seat.

Where Specifiction places it

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