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LeahStock
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November 5, 2023
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How to see creation dates or upload dates?

  • November 5, 2023
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I'm interested in finding some early upload pictures but I can't seem to find the date information. Is there a way to access this information?

 

If this data isn't currently available, I would strongly recommend that the product manager consider adding it to the platform. Providing an API to access the upload date information would be especially useful. Many other popular stock photo services offer this feature, and it can greatly enhance the user experience.

 

    Correct answer Christopher at Adobe

    Date information can be used by bots and Stock competitors, as well as photographers who try to file frivolous takedown requests. At the request of the Legal team and Stock Contributors, this information was removed.

     

    As asked by the others, what is your use case for this information?

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    Abambo
    Abambo
    Community Expert
    November 5, 2023

    What you want to achieve is not publicly available information. API access is available only if you are an Enterprise customer. You can google "adobe stock api" to check the documentation to see if the info is made public there. 

     

    The only information to see if one asset is older than a different one is the asset ID. They are attributed sequentially.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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    LeahStockAuthor
    New Participant
    November 5, 2023

    Thank you. I did check the documentation and noticed that the date information is not publicly available. However, I don't understand why the information can not be public. Many other similar websites provide this information and even offer APIs that allow users to filter files created or added within a specific time frame.

     

    While the sequential asset ID is somewhat helpful, it can still be rather inconvenient for users who require precise date information.

    carolgunn
    carolgunn
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2024

    The asset number (664005876) is assigned when the Contributor initially uploads the asset, and this number seems consistent with an upload date of 10/19/23. I doubt that it's the creation date, unless the Contributor created and submitted it on the same day. My most recent submission from a day or so ago has a 708xxx number. 


    Jill, thanks for that info. Right (re: creation date) my question should have been more like  "How can I tell the date the file was first made available at Adobe Stock?" I see Alamy and iStock provide this info. My most cynical self would say that the "real" reason first available dates are not avialable is that people may not want to license an image if they knew how old it was. I think what I really need is somewhere I can talk to other designers and ask if a particular trend seems fresh or are they sick of seeing it? Are there any Adobe Forums with discussions of general design, as opposed to discussions of specific oftware?

     

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