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Fanart.tv vs Metropolitan Museum of Art

Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.

APIFanart.tvREACHABLE100Metropolitan Museum of ArtHEALTHY70
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d100%100%
Uptime · 30d100%100%
P50 · ms464560
P95 · ms7943936
AuthapiKeynone
CORSyesyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearyes
Data licenseFanart.tv terms — user-contributed artCC0 1.0 (Open Access data)
Free tierFree personal API keyFree, no API key required
Rate limitUnpublished80 requests/second (requested in docs)
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Fanart.tv vs Metropolitan Museum of Art: common questions

Which is more reliable, Fanart.tv or Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Both are neck-and-neck — Fanart.tv and Metropolitan Museum of Art each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.

Which is faster, Fanart.tv or Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Fanart.tv has the lower median latency in our checks — Fanart.tv responds in 464 ms versus Metropolitan Museum of Art at 560 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.

Do Fanart.tv and Metropolitan Museum of Art need an API key?

Metropolitan Museum of Art needs no key, while Fanart.tv requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for Metropolitan Museum of Art first.

Can I call Fanart.tv and Metropolitan Museum of Art from the browser?

Yes — both Fanart.tv and Metropolitan Museum of Art send CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch either directly with no backend proxy. That makes them easy to swap in a client-side app while you compare responses.

Are Fanart.tv and Metropolitan Museum of Art free for commercial use?

Fanart.tv has unclear commercial terms, and Metropolitan Museum of Art allows commercial use on its free tier. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.