SELL VECTORS
How to sell vectors on Alamy
Our customers have a growing demand for vector graphics, so if you’re a designer of backgrounds, illustrations or simplistic graphics, then we want them. It’s simple and quick and you can get your stock vectors on sale in less than 24 hours.
If you’re looking for some inspiration or would like to see the kind of content we already have, check out our Vectors homepage.
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Guidelines for submitting vectors to Alamy
Stock vectors can be used in a number of different ways depending on the customer’s needs so it’s important that your files are high quality, have no locked layers, have all filled paths closed and are clear of any stray points and loose ends.
We need EPS files, so save your vector graphics as .EPS (sorry, we can’t accept files saved as: .AI, .SVG or .DRW).
Vectors don’t go through the same Quality Control stage as images but they’re occasionally spot checked. If there are any problems with your submissions, we’ll send you an email to let you know.
It’s also worth knowing that we do not accept any AI-generated images on Alamy.
How to submit your vectors
FTP is the quickest and easiest way to send us your vectors. First you’ll need an FTP client, we recommend Filezilla, FirefTP, WinSCP, Cyberduck, or ClassicFT. Here are Alamy's FTP details for your FTP Client:
Host name: upload.alamy.com
Login/username: Your Alamy email
Port: 21
Password: Your password is the same as your Alamy login
Once logged in, drag your vectors to the Vectors folder. If you’re sending metadata using JPEGs then drag these into the Vectors folder too. Once you’ve successfully uploaded your vectors, they’ll begin to be processed.
Adding captions and tags
When you upload your EPS file, you can also upload a matching JPEG with metadata embedded in the IPTC (just make sure the JPEG file name matches the EPS file name). The JPEG you send is only used to extract the metadata and will fill in the caption and tags for you.
If you don’t want to upload both JPEG and EPS files, you can just send us the EPS and add captions and tags later through Alamy Image Manager in My Alamy.
Frequently asked questions
How do I upload Vectors to Alamy?
