Storyblocks' New Developer Portal Allows Any Digital Product to Effortlessly Integrate High Quality, Commercially Licensed Stock Media

Storyblocks Introduces Self-Serve Developer Portal For Makers of Digital Creative Tools

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Nov 07, 2018, 09:30 ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Storyblocks, the only stock media company to offer unlimited downloads of royalty-free creative content, announced today the launch of its API Developer Portal, a new way for anyone to test out and evaluate the benefits of integrating commercially licensed stock media into digital products.

Storyblocks' API allows its partners to integrate its library of videos, music and images directly into the native product experience while providing worry-free licensing that doesn't hang customers out to dry by forcing them to shoulder legal risk around usage rights. While other content APIs exist, they predominantly rely on Creative Commons licensing, which clouds commercial uses with significant legal risk. Storyblocks' new self-serve portal provides digital product leaders the opportunity to generate test keys and explore the benefits of safely integrating legal, high quality content to drive user engagement, stickiness, and upsells.

"There has been a big push from certain content providers to push all the usage risk onto individuals by offering Creative Commons licensing. We think that's the wrong approach, as it unknowingly puts many content creators in legal jeopardy," said Storyblocks CEO, TJ Leonard. "We created our API offering to make our content easily – and legally – accessible wherever the creative process takes place. Our Developer Portal empowers anyone with a digital product to reap the benefits of providing customers stock media without having to worry about rights and restrictions."

According to a recent Adobe survey, 69 percent of creatives plan on using new and innovative tools to help them make content development faster and easier. Storyblocks' API software addresses this demand within the creative community by streamlining the creative process and eliminating the need for artists to navigate away from editing platforms to search for assets.

Storyblocks now serves over 1M creatives every month through its API partnerships, all of whom can leverage this high quality content without restrictions around usage or distribution.

To learn more about the Storyblocks' Developer Portal, please visit https://developer.storyblocks.com/.

About Storyblocks:
Storyblocks makes it easy to find amazing stock media at a fraction of the usual cost, with the most straightforward, flexible licensing available. As the first subscription-based stock media company, it disrupted the industry by empowering a new generation of digital storytellers with studio-quality digital assets. The ever-expanding Storyblocks libraries provide a broad range of creators with HD videos, templates, images, music, sound effects, and more. From hobbyists to major TV networks, anyone can access the latest formats on its platform, including VR and 4K. Through its unique model, Storyblocks has become the world's largest distributor of stock video, has been listed on the Inc 5000 list seven consecutive years and was recently named one of Washington. D.C.'s 50 Great Places to Work.

Founded as Videoblocks before rebranding in 2017, Storyblocks is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. For more information, visit www.storyblocks.com and follow Storyblocks on Twitter (@storyblocksco) and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/StoryblocksCo).

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