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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
