Creators marketplace

Explore: discover creator listings (buyer side)

Explore is the signed-in masonry feed of published creator photo sets and avatars. Photo-set search runs when you press Enter (typing alone does not refilter the grid). Covers the inline full-peek panel and hand-off into Virtual Try-On or Creators UGC photo sets — including how it differs from a creator's public storefront URL.

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Explore (/explore) is the public, SEO-indexable entry to the same creator inventory you see after sign-in. Logged-in users get the full masonry grid with search, saved flows, and template hand-off. This page documents the buyer-side discovery loop and the inline full-peek panel introduced in 2026.

Who Explore is for

  • Fashion brands sourcing real creator poses for Virtual Try-On or Creators UGC photo sets.
  • Social marketers who need a licensed reference identity instead of scraping Pinterest.

Typical flow

  1. Open /explore (or Explore in the sidebar when you are signed in).
  2. Use the search bar to narrow by creator name, mood, or garment category keywords surfaced in listing copy. Photo-set search runs when you press Enter — typing alone does not refilter the masonry grid.
  3. Click a card. Apiway opens an inline full-peek — a tall panel inserted in the grid with the hero frame, additional thumbnails, price in credits, and actions to jump into a template that accepts the listing.
  4. Click the same card again to collapse the peek, or pick another card to swap context without a full page reload. The interaction is designed so you do not lose your scroll position while comparing sets.
  5. When you are ready to generate, follow the Generate with this set (or equivalent) control inside the peek — it deep-links into the right Creative template with the listing pre-selected.

Explore vs a creator storefront URL

Every published creator also has a public storefront on the marketing host (pattern https://studio.apiway.ai/<nickname>) plus deep links for each listing (/<nickname>/photoshoot-idea/<itemRef>). Those URLs are ideal for sharing on Instagram or email. Explore is the in-product browse mode once you already have an account and want to compare many listings quickly.

Supply side: Publish a photo set and Bulk upload photos. Decision guide: Marketplace vs your own AI model.

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