Metropolitan Museum of Art
Open Access catalog of The Met's collection
Query object records from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including titles, artists, dates, departments and public-domain image links. Look up any object by ID or pull the full object-ID index. Fully keyless with open CORS.
GET https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/436535
{
"objectID": 436535,
"isPublicDomain": true,
"department": "European Paintings",
"title": "Wheat Field with Cypresses",
"artistDisplayName": "Vincent van Gogh",
"objectDate": "1889",
"primaryImageSmall": "https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ep/web-large/DP-42549-001.jpg"
}curl "https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/436535"const res = await fetch("https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/436535");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/436535")
print(res.json())/objects/436535PROBEDOpen Access catalog of The Met's collection
/objectsObjects — documented GET route.
/objects/1Objects details by ID (example: 1).
/objects?limit=10Objects — documented GET route.
/objects/search?q=testSearch by query parameters.
/public/collection/v1/objectsObjects — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: common questions
Is Metropolitan Museum of Art free to use?
Yes — Metropolitan Museum of Art is a free media API. Free tier: Free, no API key required. Commercial use is allowed on the free tier.
Does Metropolitan Museum of Art need an API key?
No — Metropolitan Museum of Art needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (80 requests/second (requested in docs)).
Can I call Metropolitan Museum of Art from the browser?
Yes — Metropolitan Museum of Art returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is Metropolitan Museum of Art up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Metropolitan Museum of Art is new. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.