Overview
9pic-api is the base skill for any call to https://api.9pic.ai. It covers how to create and send an API key, how organisation and event IDs work, and how to read the shared response envelope, pagination, and errors.
If you are building a guest-facing gallery, also install Participant App. If you sell photos through your own checkout, also install Media Selling.
Install
Call Path
The guest app never sendsX-API-Key. Your frontend talks to your backend; your backend talks to 9Pic.
API Pages
Developer Zone is Enterprise only. Trial, Pay As You Go, and Pro organisations cannot create API keys.
Integration Notes
- Keep
X-API-Keyon your backend. Never ship it to a browser, mobile app, or public repository. - If an older snippet disagrees with an API Reference page, follow the page.
- Handle
429as documented on Errors. Current rate-limit numbers come from support.
Related
Participant App
Guest-facing search, gallery, and clips.
Media Selling
Your checkout, then original photos after a sale.
Authentication
How to send
X-API-Key.Conventions
Envelope, identifiers, pagination,
request_id.
