Met Museum Collection API
Public REST API providing access to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection data, including artwork records with images, artist details, and object metadata. Supports searching across departments and retrieving individual object records by ID.
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Slug: metmuseum
Key:
Base URL:
Auth: none
Endpoints: 4
Category: history
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:07:57.016390
Key:
metmuseum.org:met-museum-collection-apiBase URL:
https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/Auth: none
Endpoints: 4
Category: history
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:07:57.016390
Links
Homepage: https://metmuseum.github.io/
API Base:
API Base:
https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/Topics
Tutorials
- Getting Started with the Met Museum Collection API — I can search the Met Museum's collection and pull object details — titles, artists, dates, images, departments — from their public API in unauthenticated GETs, but I can only search by keyword and I need a follow-up call per result to get the full record.
Skills
- Access high resolution — I can search the Met Museum's collection and retrieve artwork details — titles, artists, dates, images, departments — via unauthenticated GETs, but every search needs a keyword and a follow-up call per result for the full record.
- Search met museum collection — I can search the Met Museum's collection by keyword and retrieve object details — titles, artists, dates, images, departments — using unauthenticated GETs, but search only returns IDs and requires a follow-up call per result for the full record.
Endpoints (4)
| Path | Summary | Response | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| departments | List all departments | application/json |
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| objects | List all object IDs | application/json |
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| objects/{objectID} | Get object details | application/json |
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| search | Search objects | application/json |
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