Metropolitan Museum of Art API
Overview
The Metropolitan Museum of Art API provides open access to over 470,000 art objects from the Met collection including paintings, sculptures, and artifacts, along with high-resolution image URLs and rich metadata. It is entirely free with no API key, making it one of the best public APIs for building arts education tools or practicing API integration. You can search by medium, culture, period, or artist.
Beginner Tip
Start with https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/search?q=sunflowers&hasImages=true to get object IDs, then fetch details from /objects/{objectID}. No API key or account needed.
Available Data
Example Response
{
"route": "Line 1",
"origin": "Station A",
"destination": "Station B",
"departure": "08:30",
"arrival": "09:15",
"status": "On Time",
"delays_min": 0
} Field Reference
objectID Unique identifier for the artwork in the Met collection title Title of the artwork artistDisplayName Name of the artist or maker as displayed in the museum primaryImage URL to the high-resolution primary image; empty string if no public domain image is available objectDate Date or date range when the object was created, e.g. "ca. 1886" isPublicDomain True if the artwork image is free to use without copyright restrictions Implementation Example
const url = "https://metmuseum.github.io/";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
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Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026
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