A PHP client for the Unsplash API.
Quick links to methods you're likely to care about:
- Get a list of new photos 🎉
- Get a random photo 🎑
- Trigger a photo download 📡
- Search for a photo by keyword 🕵️♂️
Note: Every application must abide by the API Guidelines. Specifically, remember to hotlink images and trigger a download when appropriate.
unsplash-php
uses Composer. To use it, require the library
composer require unsplash/unsplash
Before using, configure the client with your access key and secret. If you don't have an access key and secret, follow the steps from the Unsplash API to register your application.
Note: if you're just using actions that require the public permission scope, only the access key is required. Access key is entered as applicationId
due to legacy reasons.
Note: if utmSource is omitted from $credentials a notice will be raised.
Unsplash\HttpClient::init([
'applicationId' => 'YOUR ACCESS KEY',
'secret' => 'YOUR APPLICATION SECRET',
'callbackUrl' => 'https://your-application.com/oauth/callback',
'utmSource' => 'NAME OF YOUR APPLICATION'
]);
If you need to access actions that are non-public on behalf of the user (i.e. uploading a photo to a specific account), you'll need to follow the user authentication workflow to access their data.
An example of this flow can be found in /examples/oauth-flow.php
Direct them to an authorization URL (configuring any scopes before generating the authorization URL):
$scopes = ['public', 'write_user'];
Unsplash\HttpClient::$connection->getConnectionUrl($scopes);
Upon authorization, Unsplash will return to you an authentication code via your OAuth callback handler. Use it to generate an access token:
Unsplash\HttpClient::$connection->generateToken($code);
With the token you can now access any additional non-public actions available for the authorized user.
The current permission scopes defined by the Unsplash API are:
public
(Access a user's public data)read_user
(Access a user's private data)write_user
(Edit and create user data)read_photos
(Access private information from a user's photos)write_photos
(Post and edit photos for a user)write_likes
(Like a photo for a user)read_collections
(View a user’s private collections)write_collections
(Create and update a user’s collections)
For more information about the responses for each call, refer to the official documentation.
Some parameters are identical across all methods:
param | Description |
---|---|
$per_page |
Defines the number of objects per page. Default 10 |
$page |
Defines the offset page. Default 1 |
Note: The methods that return multiple objects return an ArrayObject
, which acts like a normal stdClass.
Retrieve a single page of photo results depending on search results.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$search |
string | Required |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$orientation |
string | Opt (Default: null / Available: "landscape", "portrait", "squarish") |
$collections |
string | Opt (Default: null / If multiple, comma-separated) |
$order_by |
string | How to sort the photos. (Optional; default: relevant). Valid values are latest and relevant. |
Example
$search = 'forest';
$page = 3;
$per_page = 15;
$orientation = 'landscape';
Unsplash\Search::photos($search, $page, $per_page, $orientation);
Retrieve a single page of collection results depending on search results.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$search |
string | Required |
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
Example
Unsplash\Search::collections($search, $page, $per_page);
Retrieve a single page of user results depending on search results.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$search |
string | Required |
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
Example
Unsplash\Search::users($search, $page, $per_page);
Retrieve the list of collections.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
Example
Unsplash\Collection::all($page, $per_page);
Retrieve photos from a collection.
Note: You need to instantiate a collection object first.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
Example
$collection = Unsplash\Collection::find(integer $id);
$photos = $collection->photos($page, $per_page);
Retrieve list of featured collections.
Note You must instantiate a collection first
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|
Example
$collection = Unsplash\Collection::find($id);
$collection->related();
Create a collection on the user's behalf.
Note: You need the write_collections
permission scope
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$title |
string | Required |
$description |
string | Opt (Default: '') |
$private |
boolean | Opt (Default: false) |
Example
$collection = Unsplash\Collection::create($title);
Update a collection on the user's behalf.
Note: You need to instantiate a collection object first
Note: You need the write_collections
permission scope
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required | Note
---------------|---------|----------------------
$parameters
| array | Required | The following keys can be set in the array : title
, description
, private
Example
$collection = Unsplash\Collection::find(int $id);
$collection->update(['private' => true])
Delete a collection on the user's behalf.
Note: You need to instantiate a collection object first
Note: You need the write_collections
permission scope
Example
$collection = Unsplash\Collection::find(int $id);
$collection->destroy()
Add a photo in the collection on the user's behalf.
Note: You need to instantiate a collection object first
Note: You need the write_collections
permission scope
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$photo_id |
integer | Required |
Example
$collection = Unsplash\Collection::find(int $id);
$collection->add(int $photo_id)
Remove a photo from the collection on the user's behalf.
Note: You need to instantiate a collection object first
Note: You need the write_collections
permission scope
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$photo_id |
integer | Required |
Example
$collection = Unsplash\Collection::find(int $id);
$collection->remove(int $photo_id)
Retrieve a list of photos.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
$order_by |
string | Opt (Default: latest / Available: oldest, popular) |
Example
Unsplash\Photo::all($page, $per_page, $order_by);
Retrieve a specific photo.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$id |
int | Required |
Example
Unsplash\Photo::find($id);
Post a photo on the user's behalf.
Note: You need the write_photos
permission scope
You need to instantiate the Photo object first
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$parameters |
array | Required |
Example
$photo = Unsplash\Photo::find(string $id)
$photo->update(array $parameters);
Retrieve the photo's photographer.
Note: You need to instantiate a photo object first
Arguments
N/A
Example
$photo = Unsplash\Photo::find(string $id);
$photo->photographer();
Unsplash\Photo::random([featured => $value, username => $value, query => $value, w => $value, h => $value])
Retrieve a random photo from specified filters. For more information regarding filtering, refer to the Offical documentation.
Note: An array needs to be passed as a parameter.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
featured | boolean | Opt (Limit selection to featured photos) |
username | string | Opt (Limit selection to a single user) |
query | string | Opt (Limit selection to photos matching a search term) |
w | int | Opt (Image width in pixels) |
h | int | Opt (Image height in pixels) |
Example
// Or apply some optional filters by passing a key value array of filters
$filters = [
'username' => 'andy_brunner',
'query' => 'coffee',
'w' => 100,
'h' => 100
];
Unsplash\Photo::random($filters);
Like a photo on the user's behalf.
Note: You need to instantiate a photo object first
Note: You need the like_photos
permission scope
Arguments
N/A
Example
$photo = Unsplash\Photo::find(string $id);
$photo->like();
Unlike a photo on the user's behalf.
Note: You need to instantiate a photo object first
Note: You need the like_photos
permission scope
Arguments
N/A
Example
$photo = Unsplash\Photo::find(string $id);
$photo->unlike();
Retrieve total number of downloads, views and likes of a single photo, as well as the historical breakdown of these stats in a specific timeframe (default is 30 days).
Note: You must instantiate a Photo object first
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
resolution | string | Opt (Accepts only days currently) |
quantity | int | Opt (Defaults to 30, can be between 1 and 30) |
Example
$photo = Unsplash\Photo::find($id);
$photo->statistics('days', 7);
Trigger a download for a photo. This is needed to follow the 'trigger a download' API Guideline.
Note: You must instantiate a Photo object first
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|
Example
$photo = Unsplash\Photo::find();
$photo->download();
Retrieve a user's information.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$username |
string | Required |
Example
Unsplash\User::find($username)
Retrieve a link to the user's portfolio page.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$username |
string | Required |
Example
Unsplash\User::portfolio($username)
Retrieve the user's private information.
Note: You need the read_user permission scope
Arguments
N/A
Example
$user = Unsplash\User::current();
Retrieve user's photos.
Note: You need to instantiate a user object first
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
$order_by |
string | Opt (Default: latest / Available: oldest, popular) |
Example
$user = Unsplash\User::find($username);
$user->photos($page, $per_page);
Retrieve user's collections.
Note: You need to instantiate a user object first Note: You need the read_collections permission scope to retrieve user's private collections
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
Example
$user = Unsplash\User::find($username);
$user->collections($page, $per_page);
Retrieve user's collections.
Note: You need to instantiate a user object first
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
$per_page |
int | Opt (Default: 10 / Maximum: 30) |
$page |
int | Opt (Default: 1) |
$order_by |
string | Opt (Default: latest / Available: oldest, popular) |
Example
$user = Unsplash\User::find($username);
$user->likes($page, $per_page, $order_by);
Update current user's fields. Multiple fields can be passed in the array.
Note: You need to instantiate a user object first
Note: You need the write_user permission scope.
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required | Note |
---|---|---|---|
$key |
string | Required | The following keys are accepted: username , first_name , last_name , email , url , location , bio , instagram_username |
$value |
mixed | required |
$user = Unsplash\User::current();
$user->update(['first_name' => 'Elliot', 'last_name' => 'Alderson']);
Retrieve total number of downloads, views and likes for a user, as well as the historical breakdown of these stats in a specific timeframe (default is 30 days).
Note: You must instantiate the User object first
Arguments
Argument | Type | Opt/Required |
---|---|---|
resolution | string | Opt (Accepts only days currently) |
quantity | int | Opt (Defaults to 30, can be between 1 and 30) |
Example
$user = Unsplash\User::find($id);
$user->statistics('days', 7);
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/unsplash/unsplash-php. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.