| BYLINE: Lists the name of the person who made the photo/graphic. |
| BYLINE TITLE: Lists the title of the person who made the photo/graphic. |
| CAPTION: Text that accompanies the photo/graphic that contains the Who, What, When, Where and Why information. |
| CAPTION WRITER: lists the initials of all the people who wrote or edited the caption, header fields or image file. This includes toning and pixel editing. |
| CATEGORY: The Category field lists codes that aid in a more detailed search. |
| CREATION DATETIME: The Creation DateTime field is the date the object was originally made. |
| CITY: Where the object was originally made. Do not use the transmission points city. |
| COUNTRY: Lists the three-letter country code where the object was originally made. |
| CREDIT: The name of the service transmitting the object. |
| HEADLINE: Lists keywords to aid in a more detailed search for a object. |
| INSTRUCTIONS: Lists special notations that apply uniquely to a object, such as: Correction, Advance or Outs. |
| OBJECT NAME: Lists the story slug associated with an object. |
| SOURCE: Lists who is the original provider of a photo/graphic, such as: AP, an AP member, pool photo provider or handout photo provider. |
| STATE: Lists the state where the photo/graphic was originally made. Use U.S. postal code abbreviations. For file photos do not use the transmission points state. See state abbreviations list. |
| SUPP CATEGORIES: The Supplemental Categories field lists codes that aid in a more detailed search for an object. |
| TRANS REFERENCE: The Trans Reference field lists a call letter/number combination associated with an object. It includes the originating sources call letters and number of offerings for a given day. Example: NY105. |
| URGENCY: The Urgency field is not used by the Associated Press at this time. |
| A - News or features / F - Financial / I - International / S - Sports / V - Advisories |
| STF: AP photos by staff photographers including Canadian Press |
| FRL: AP photographs made by freelance photographers |
| MBR: Photographs picked up from members |
| MAG: Photographs provided by magazines |
| SUB: Photographs picked up from foreign subscribers |
| TEL: Framegrabs from television |
| POOL: Photographs made by pool photographers |
| HO: Handout photographs |
| STR: AP photographs made by stringer photographers |
| General: | News Events | ||
| ADV | Advance | CVN | National Political Conventions |
| APN | APNewsFeatures | ELN | Election Campaigns |
| ENT | Entertainment | XGR | State Legislatures |
| FEA | Non-news feature pictures | ||
| MAP | Map or graphic | ||
| WEA | Weather | ||
| OBIT | Obituary | ||
| FILE | File photo | ||
| HFR | Hold for release
(embargoed photos for same day release) | ||
| NAT | Nat. Geographic weekly package | ||
| SPF | Special Features weekly package | ||
| SPCL | Specials | ||
| PM | PM cycle | ||
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| BBA | Pro baseball (American league) | FBO | Other football - school / semi-pro. |
| BBN | Pro baseball (National league) | GLF | Golf |
| BBO | Pro baseball (minor/no league) | GYM | Gymnastics |
| BBC | College baseball | HKN | NHL hockey |
| BKN | NBA basketball | HKC | College hockey |
| BKC | Mens college basketball | HKO | Other hockey - school / minor league. |
| BKW | Womens college basketball | OLY | Olympics |
| BKO | Other basketball - school / semi-pro. | RAC | Racing (animals) |
| BOX | Boxing | RUN | Track and Field |
| CAR | Racing (car, boat or bike) | SKI | Skiing |
| FBN | NFL Football | SOC | Soccer |
| FBC | College football | TEN | Tennis |
| AL - Alabama | IL - Illinois | MT - Montana | RI - Rhode Island |
| AK - Alaska | IN - Indiana | NE - Nebraska | SC - South Carolina |
| AZ - Arizona | IA - Iowa | NV - Nevada | SD - South Dakota |
| AR - Arkansas | KS - Kansas | NH - New Hampshire | TN - Tennessee |
| CA - California | KY - Kentucky | NJ - New Jersey | TX - Texas |
| CO - Colorado | LA - Louisiana | NM - New Mexico | UT - Utah |
| CT - Connecticut | ME - Maine | NY - New York | VT - Vermont |
| DE - Delaware | MD - Maryland | NC - North Carolina | VA - Virginia |
| DC - Dist. of Columbia | MA - Massachusetts | ND - North Dakota | WA - Washington |
| FL - Florida | MI - Michigan | OH - Ohio | WV - West Virginia |
| GA - Georgia | MN - Minnesota | OK - Oklahoma | WI - Wisconsin |
| HI - Hawaii | MS - Mississippi | OR - Oregon | WY - Wyoming |
| ID - Idaho | MO - Missouri | PA - Pennsylvania |
| AFG - Afghanistan | ALB - Albania | DZA - Algeria | ASM - American Samoa | AND - Andorra | |
| AGO - Angola | AIA - Anguilla | ATG - Antigua Barbuda | ARG - Argentina | ARM - Armenia | |
| ABW - Aruba | AUS - Australia | AUT - Austria | AZE - Azerbaijan | BHS - Bahamas | |
| BHR - Bahrain | BGD - Bangladesh | BRB - Barbados | BLR - Belarus | BEL - Belgium | |
| BLZ - Belize | BEN - Benin | BMU - Bermuda | BTN - Bhutan | BOL - Bolivia | |
| BIH - Bosnia/Herzegov. | BWA - Botswana | BVT - Bouvet Island | BRA - Brazil | IOT - BritishIndian Ocn | |
| VGB - British Virgin Isls | BRN - Brunei | BGR - Bulgaria | BFA - Burkina Faso | BUR - Burma | |
| BDI - Burundi | KHM - Cambodia | CMR - Cameroon | CAN - Canada | CPV - CapeVerde Isls | |
| CYM - Cayman Islands | CAF - Central Afr.Rep. | TCD - Chad | CHL - Chile | CHN - China,Peop.Rep. | |
| CXR - Christmas Island | CCK - Cocos Islands | COL - Colombia | COM - Comoro Islands | COG - Congo | |
| COK - Cook Islands | CRI - Costa Rica | HVR - Croatia | CUB - Cuba | CYP - Cyprus | |
| CZE - Czech Republic | DNK - Denmark | DJI - Dijbouti | DMA - Dominica | DOM - Dominican Rep. | |
| TMP - EastTimor | ECU - Ecuador | EGY - Egypt | SLV - El Salvador | XEN - England | |
| GNQ - EquatorialGuinea | EST - Estonia | ETH - Ethiopia | FLK - Falkland Islands | FRO - Faroe Islands | |
| FIJ - Fiji Islands | FIN - Finland | FRA - France | GUF - French Guyana | PYF - French Polynesia | |
| ATF - French South | GAB - Gabon | GMB - Gambia | GZA - Gaza | GEO - Georgia | |
| DEU - Germany | GHA - Ghana | GIB - Gibraltar | GRC - Greece | GRL - Greenland | |
| GRD - Grenada | GLP - Guadeloupe | GUM - Guam | GTM - Guatemala | GUY - Guayana | |
| GIN - Guinea | GNB - Guinea-Bisseau | HTI - Haiti | HMD - Heard McDonald | HND - Honduras | |
| HKG - HongKong | HUN - Hungary | ISL - Iceland | IND - India | IDN - Indonesia | |
| IRN - Iran | IRQ - Iraq | IRL - Ireland, Rep.of | XNI - Northern Ireland | ISR - Israel | |
| ITA - Italy | CIV - Ivory Coast | JAM - Jamaica | JPN - Japan | JRO - Jericho | |
| JOR - Jordan | KAZ - Kazakhstan | KEN - Kenya | KIR - Kiribati | KOR - South Korea | |
| KWT - Kuwait | KGZ - Kyrgyzstan | LAO - Laos | LVA - Latvia | LBN - Lebanon | |
| LSO - Lesotho | LBR - Liberia | LBY - Libya | LIE - Liechtenstein | LTU - Lithuania | |
| LUX - Luxembourg | MAC - Macao | FYM - Macedonia | MDG - Madagascar | MWI - Malawi | |
| MYS - Malaysia | MDV - Maldives | MLI - Mali | MLT - Malta | MHL - Marshall Islands | |
| MTQ - Martinique | MRT - Mauritania | MUS - Mauritius | MEX - Mexico | FSM - Micronesia | |
| MDA - Moldova | MCO - Monaco | MNG - Mongolia | MSR - Montserrat | MAR - Morocco | |
| MOZ - Mozambique | NAM - Namibia | NRU - Nauru | NPL - Nepal | NLD - Netherlands,The | |
| ANT - Netherland Antilles | NCL - New Caledonia | NZL - New Zealand | NIC - Nicaragua | NER - Niger | |
| NGA - Nigeria | NIU - Niue | NFK - Norfolk Island | PRK - North Korea | XNI - Northern Ireland | |
| MNP - Northern Marianas | NOR - Norway | OMN - Oman | PAK - Pakistan | PSE - Palestine | |
| PLW - Palau | PAN - Panama | PNG - Papua N.Guinea | PRY - Paraguay | PER - Peru | |
| PHL - Philippines | PCN - Pitcairn | POL - Poland | PRT - Portugal | PRI - Puerto Rico | |
| QAT - Qatar | REU - Reunion | ROM - Romania | RUS - Russia | RWA - Rwanada | |
| SMR - San Marino | STP - Sotom&Princ. | SAU - Saudi Arabia | XSC - Scotland | SEN - Senegal | |
| SYC - Seychelles | SLE - Sierra Leone | SGP - Singapore | SVK - Slovak Republic | SVN - Slovenia | |
| SLB - Solomon Islands | SOM - Somalia | ZAF - South Africa | ESP - Spain | LKA - Sri Lanka | |
| SHN - St. Helena | KNA - St. Kitts-Nevis | LCA - St. Lucia | SPM - St. Pierre Miquelon | VCT - St.Vincent/Gren. | |
| SDN - Sudan | SUR - Suriname | SJM - Svalbard Jan Mayen | SWZ - Swaziland | SWE - Sweden | |
| CHE - Switzerland | SYR - Syria | TWN - Taiwan | TJK - Tajikistan | TZA - Tanzania | |
| THA - Thailand | TGO - Togo | TKL - Tokelau | TGA - Tonga | TTO - Trinidad/Tobago | |
| TUN - Tunisia | TUR - Turkey | TKM - Turkmenistan | TCA - Turks/CaicosIsl. | TUV - Tuvalu | |
| UMI - U.S.Outlying Isls | . VIR - U.S.Virgin Isl. | UGA - Uganda | UKR - Ukraine | ARE - United ArabEmer | |
| GBR - United Kingdom | USA - United States | URY - Uruguay | UZB - Uzbekistan | VUT - Vanatu | |
| VAT - Vatican City | VEN - Venezuela | VNM - Vietnam | XWA - Wales | WLF - Wallisand Futuna | |
| ESH - Western Sahara | SAW - Western Samoa | YEM - Yemen Arab Rep. | YMD - Yemen Dem.Peop | YUG - Yugoslavia | |
| ZAR - Zaire | ZMB - Zambia | ZWE - Zimbabwe | |||
| OTHERS: | |||||
| ATA - Antarctica | XUN - United Nations | XEU - European Union | XSP - Outer Space | ARC - Arctic | |
| XSE - At Sea | NTZ - Neutral Zone | XIF - In Flight | XAR - Arctic | ZZZ - Unknown country | |
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