Met Museum Open Access Art Scraper
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Met Museum Open Access Art Scraper
Scrape The Met's open-access collection API. Returns full metadata for 490k+ objects: title, artist, department, medium, dimensions, classification, culture, credit line, AAT tags, and CC0 image URLs. Modes: keyword search, department walk, incremental, and direct object-ID lookup.
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Scrape artwork records from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's open-access collection API. Returns full metadata for 490k+ objects including title, artist, department, medium, dimensions, classification, culture, period, credit line, AAT subject tags, and CC0 image URLs.
What you get
Each scraped record contains:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
object_id | Numeric Met Museum object ID |
accession_number | Museum accession number |
accession_year | Year the object was accessioned |
is_public_domain | CC0 licence flag |
is_highlight | Met highlight designation |
is_on_view | Currently on display |
title | Object title |
artist_display_name | Artist name |
artist_display_bio | Artist biographical note |
artist_nationality | Artist nationality |
artist_begin_date | Artist birth year |
artist_end_date | Artist death year |
artist_wikidata_url | Artist Wikidata URL |
artist_ulan_url | Artist Getty ULAN URL |
object_date | Creation date (human-readable) |
object_begin_date | Earliest creation year (integer) |
object_end_date | Latest creation year (integer) |
medium | Materials (e.g. "Oil on canvas") |
dimensions | Physical dimensions |
classification | Object type (e.g. "Paintings", "Prints") |
department | Museum department |
culture | Culture of origin |
period | Historical period |
dynasty | Dynasty (for antiquities) |
credit_line | Acquisition credit line |
gallery_number | Gallery number |
object_name | Object type (e.g. "Painting", "Vase") |
primary_image_url | Full-resolution CC0 image URL |
primary_image_small_url | Web-size CC0 image URL |
additional_image_urls | Pipe-separated additional image URLs |
tags | Pipe-separated AAT subject tags |
object_url | Met collection page URL |
object_wikidata_url | Object Wikidata URL |
metadata_date | Record last updated date |
repository | Repository name |
Modes
Search mode (default)
Discover objects by keyword query with optional filters:
Filters available in search mode: departmentId, hasImages, isHighlight, isOnView, dateBegin, dateEnd, geoLocation, medium.
Walk mode
Iterate the full collection or a department without a keyword:
Omit departmentId to walk the entire 490k+ object collection.
Incremental mode
Fetch only objects whose metadata was updated on or after a date:
Use this for scheduled runs that pick up newly added or corrected records.
By-ID mode
Fetch specific objects by their Met object ID:
Department IDs
| ID | Department |
|---|---|
| 1 | American Wing |
| 3 | Ancient West Asian Art |
| 4 | Arms and Armor |
| 5 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas |
| 6 | Asian Art |
| 7 | The Cloisters |
| 8 | The Costume Institute |
| 9 | Drawings and Prints |
| 10 | Egyptian Art |
| 11 | European Paintings |
| 12 | European Sculpture and Decorative Arts |
| 13 | Greek and Roman Art |
| 14 | Islamic Art |
| 15 | The Robert Lehman Collection |
| 16 | The Libraries |
| 17 | Medieval Art |
| 18 | Musical Instruments |
| 19 | Photographs |
| 21 | Modern Art |
Notes on image URLs
Image URLs point to the Met's CDN (images.metmuseum.org) and are served under the CC0 licence for public-domain objects. This actor exports URL strings only — it does not download or rehost pixel data.
Data source
Data is sourced from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's public collection API at collectionapi.metmuseum.org. No authentication is required. The Met requests polite use — this actor operates well below the advised 80 req/sec cap.
