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    Pixel Sentinel API: upload images and send buyers download links from your server

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    Use the Pixel Sentinel API from your own server: create an API client in the dashboard, swap its ID and secret for a token (OAuth 2.0 client credentials), upload images, and create expiring download links for buyers. Each link's downloads carry their own invisible watermark, so a leaked copy can be traced to the order.

    The API also lists and deletes images, changes your approved sites, reads your traffic report and runs patrols. Full reference (sign in first): pixelsentinel.net/api/docs

    Not a customer yet? Get a free "Where are my images?" report on your website: pixelsentinel.net/where-are-my-images

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    0:03 What the API does

    The Pixel Sentinel API lets your own server do what you'd do in the dashboard: upload and delete images, create download links for buyers, change your approved sites, read your traffic, and run patrols.

    0:16 Create an API client

    Open the API tab, and create a client. Give it a name, and tick only what it needs. For a shop that uploads pictures and sends buyers their files, add upload and delete images, and create download links.

    0:31 Client ID and secret

    Copy the client ID and the secret. The secret is shown once. Keep it on your server, never in a web page or an app.

    0:39 Get a token

    On your server, swap them for a token. A token lasts an hour, so ask for a new one when it runs out.

    0:46 Upload an image

    Send the token with each call. Upload a picture, and the answer gives you its ID and its protected addresses, ready to use in your pages.

    0:56 Download links for buyers

    When someone buys a print or a license, create a download link for the full-size file, and email it to them. You choose when it expires, and each link's downloads carry their own invisible watermark, so a copy that leaks can be traced to the order.

    1:11 API reference

    The full reference, with every endpoint, is at pixelsentinel.net/api/docs, once you're signed in. The help center has the same steps in Node, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Java and C#.

    1:26 Free report

    Not a customer yet? Find out where your pictures are with a free report. We search for copies of the pictures on your website, and it costs nothing. Go to pixelsentinel.net/where-are-my-images.

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