search: Search objects

API: metmuseum.org:met-museum-collection-api
Endpoint: /search
Response format: application/json
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 736ms

Description

Returns a listing of all Object IDs for objects that match the search query

Parameters (12)

artistOrCulture (boolean, query, optional)

Search by artist or culture

dateBegin (integer, query, optional)

Start date for date range filter (year as integer). Must be used with dateEnd.

dateEnd (integer, query, optional)

End date for date range filter (year as integer). Must be used with dateBegin.

departmentId (integer, query, optional)

Filter by department ID

geoLocation (string, query, optional)

Filter by geographic location. Multiple values can be pipe-delimited

hasImages (boolean, query, optional)

Filter by objects that have images

isHighlight (boolean, query, optional)

Filter by highlighted works only

isOnView (boolean, query, optional)

Filter by objects currently on view

medium (string, query, optional)

Filter by medium. Multiple values can be pipe-delimited (e.g., Quilts|Silk|Bedcovers)

q (string, query, required)

Search query term

tags (boolean, query, optional)

Search in tags only

title (boolean, query, optional)

Search in title field only

Examples (5)

Search for sunflowers with highlights only curl 
curl 'https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=sunflowers&isHighlight=true'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search",
    params={
        'q': 'sunflowers',
        'isHighlight': 'true',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("metmuseum")
result = api.fetch("search", q="sunflowers", isHighlight="true")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=sunflowers&isHighlight=true");
const data = await resp.json();
Search Egyptian Art department for objects from 1800-1900 curl 
curl 'https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=amulet&departmentId=10&dateBegin=1800&dateEnd=1900'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search",
    params={
        'q': 'amulet',
        'departmentId': '10',
        'dateBegin': '1800',
        'dateEnd': '1900',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("metmuseum")
result = api.fetch("search", q="amulet", departmentId=10, dateBegin=1800, dateEnd=1900)

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=amulet&departmentId=10&dateBegin=1800&dateEnd=1900");
const data = await resp.json();
Search for French paintings with images curl 
curl 'https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=impressionism&geoLocation=France&hasImages=true'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search",
    params={
        'q': 'impressionism',
        'geoLocation': 'France',
        'hasImages': 'true',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("metmuseum")
result = api.fetch("search", q="impressionism", geoLocation="France", hasImages="true")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=impressionism&geoLocation=France&hasImages=true");
const data = await resp.json();
Search the collection openapi-spec 
curl 'https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=sunflowers'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search",
    params={
        'q': 'sunflowers',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("metmuseum")
result = api.fetch("search", q="sunflowers")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=sunflowers");
const data = await resp.json();
Search the collection openapi-spec 
curl 'https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=sunflowers&departmentId=11&isHighlight=True&hasImages=True&geoLocation=France&dateBegin=1800&dateEnd=1900'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search",
    params={
        'q': 'sunflowers',
        'departmentId': '11',
        'isHighlight': 'True',
        'hasImages': 'True',
        'geoLocation': 'France',
        'dateBegin': '1800',
        'dateEnd': '1900',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("metmuseum")
result = api.fetch("search", q="sunflowers", departmentId=11, isHighlight="True", hasImages="True", geoLocation="France", dateBegin=1800, dateEnd=1900)

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=sunflowers&departmentId=11&isHighlight=True&hasImages=True&geoLocation=France&dateBegin=1800&dateEnd=1900");
const data = await resp.json();

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