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For more information, visit [https://www.epochconverter.com/](https://www.epochconverter.com/).\n    \n    - The EXPIRES parameter can be set as far as 36 hours into the future but cannot be in the past.\n        \n    - This is used only for authentication, and does not affect the data returned.\n        \n3. **HMAC**​: Authentication code.\n    \n    - The authentication code is generated by using the SHA-256 hmac algorithm with the requested resource as the data and the secret key concatenated with the expiration time as the key. The hash is expected in hexadecimal format.\n        \n\n### Authentication Errors\n\nIf an error is encountered, the status code will be 40x and the response will include information about what went wrong.\n\n### Example Authentication\n\nExample code is provided [here](#5738b305-5445-4606-94cf-8c2ed43b9611) to aid you in generating an HMAC.\n\n## **Obtaining Keys**\n\nTest keys are restricted to internal use, solely for testing purposes, and will have lower limits than full access keys.\n\nTo obtain **free** test keys, visit [https://developer.storyblocks.com/register](https://developer.storyblocks.com/register)\n\nVisit [https://www.storyblocks.com/business-solution/api](https://www.storyblocks.com/business-solution/api) for more information. Get a quote from the same page or contact API Sales at [enterprise@storyblocks.com](https://mailto:enterprise@storyblocks.com) if you're interested in obtaining full access keys.\n\n## **Limits**\n\nAPI calls are limited at the endpoint level, and can vary for each client as they are formulated in the agreement with Storyblocks. For example, requests made to the search endpoint will have a different limit than those made to the download endpoint. In both cases, these limits will be lower for test keys than for full access keys.\n\n## **Required Query Parameters**\n\nWe require a `user_id` and `project_id` for all search and download requests. If your use case conflicts with this requirement, contact us.\n\n`user_id` - A unique user identifier in your system. This can be an id or an alphanumeric string. Please do not use names or emails.\n\n`project_id` - A unique identifier of the project in your system. This can be an id or an alphanumeric string.\n\n#### Why provide `user_id` and `project_id`?\n\n1. **Better search results**: This information helps us tie downloads to specific searches so we know what content your users liked best.\n    \n2. **Better technical support**: If one of your customer's is having an issue, our team can replay exactly what happened for this specific user by matching up the ids.\n    \n3. **It helps us pay artists fairly**: In 2018 we launched a revenue sharing program to pay our content contributors, and we use this information to weight downloads equally no matter how many times they were re-downloaded.\n    \n\n## **Notes**\n\n- Due to licensing and user experience differences, among other factors, the content returned by the search and collection endpoints may not match the content you see on the Storyblocks websites. Please contact us if you have any questions.\n    \n\n## **Quick Links**\n\n- [Create a Test Account](https://developer.storyblocks.com/register)\n    \n- [Learn More & View FAQs](https://www.storyblocks.com/resources/business-solutions/api)\n    \n- [API Status Page](https://storyblocks.statuspage.io/)\n    \n\n## Contact 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