Import an Unsplash stock photo

Drag a stock result onto a library folder. The photo is downloaded and stored as a library image, with the caption plus an author credit line ('Photo by <name> on Unsplash (<link>)') saved as the description.

#Where you do it

Task	Where
Add a page attachment to the library	Images library → Attached images → drag a result onto a Space images or Global images folder
Add a stock photo to the library	Images library → Stock images → search → drag a result onto a library folder
Insert as a live reference or as a plain image	Capable byline or the Images macro → pick images → 'Insert N references' or 'Insert N images'

#Settings that affect this

Setting	Where	What it does
Library catalogue sections	The Capable Images page	-
Stock image filters	Stock images (Unsplash) section	-
Per-image actions	Image context menu	-

#Worth knowing

Page attachments and stock photos cannot be referenced. Only library images resolve through the asset lookup, so the reference picker hides them and 'Insert N references' is disabled if one is selected.
Asset descriptions are silently truncated at 250 characters and stored titles at 50, so an Unsplash caption plus credit can be cut mid-sentence.

#Limits that apply here

Editor / attachment-import fetch ceiling
Unsplash search debounce and failure ceiling

Move an image

Another part of how this works.

EXIF and metadata capture

Another part of how this works.

How it works

The rest.

How it actually behaves.