The photos returned from this endpoint come in URL stub format, for example ‘/audi/s7/2013/oem/2013_audi_s7_sedan_prestige_fq_oem_6_2048.jpg’. The base URL for media/photos is http://media.ed.edmunds-media.com
or https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com
so the above Audi photo can be found at http://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/audi/s7/2013/oem/2013_audi_s7_sedan_prestige_fq_oem_6_2048.jpg or https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/audi/s7/2013/oem/2013_audi_s7_sedan_prestige_fq_oem_6_2048.jpg.
Our photos are diverse in terms of the perspective from which they were taken. Here’s a list of the all available shot types, which you will find in the API response as the value of the property shotTypeAbbreviation:
Shot Type | Description | Sort Order |
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FQ | Front Quarter view of entire vehicle, usually from the driver’s side | 1 |
RQ | Rear Quarter view of entire vehicle, from either the driver or passenger’s side | 2 |
I | Forward Interior Shot showing dash, seats and windshield | 3 |
RI | Interior Shot showing rear seats. Can also be taken from outside of vehicle. | 4 |
S | Profile view of entire vehicle; usually left-hand side | 5 |
CARGO | Shot of vehicle’s trunk, bed, or other primary cargo area | 6 |
E | Shot of vehicle’s entire engine bay, usually from directly above | 7 |
W | Shot of vehicle’s entire wheel, usually the front-left | 8 |
D | Shot of vehicle’s entire dashboard, usually taken from the rear-int | 9 |
CC | Shot of vehicle’s center console, usually taken from the rear-int | 10 |
F | Front end of vehicle. Shot includes rest of body as well, but not in primary focus | 11 |
R | Rear end of vehicle. Shot includes rest of body as well, but not in primary focus | 12 |
DETAIL | Detail can be anything interior that has a specific need for attention | 13 |
B | Close-up of an exterior emblem on the vehicle body. Trim/Engine/Packages, etc. | 14 |
O | Any exterior shot that does not fit into any other type | 15 |
PROFILE | Additional profile/side view of entire vehicle, from driver or passenger’s side | 16 |
The photo size is embedded in the photo URL stub: _{size}.jpg. The values of {size} are as follows:
Image Width (in pixels) | Aspect Ratio |
---|---|
87 | 1.587 |
98 | 1.5 |
131 | 1.5 |
150 | 1.5 |
175 | 1.587 |
185 | 1.5 |
196 | 1.5 |
276 | 1.5 |
300 | 1.587 |
396 | 1.587 |
400 | 1.5 |
423 | 1.5 |
500 | 1.587 |
600 | 1.5 |
717 | 1.5 |
815 | 1.5 |
1600 | 1.5 |
2048 | 1.5 |