Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API
FreeLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
Metadata and images for 470,000+ Met Museum artworks, CC0-licensed, no key required.
Example request
curl -s 'https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/1'
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Free with no key or account, no daily cap published. The Met just asks that request rate stay under 80 per second.
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