query smk's open api for danish national gallery collection works
domain: smk.dk · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
read the API overview at smk.dk/en/article/smk-api and the interactive reference at api.smk.dk/api/v1/docs — no key is required for read access
call GET https://api.smk.dk/api/v1/art/search/?keys={query} to full-text search across SMK's roughly 260,000 cataloged works
use the id-based lookup shown in the docs (e.g. an object_number or id query parameter to the /art/ endpoint) to fetch a single work's full record
inspect each record's image_thumbnail and image_native/image_iiif fields before using an image, since availability depends on copyright clearance
cross-check API results against the public browsing interface at open.smk.dk
Known gotchas
not all ~260,000 works have digitized images published, and fewer still are copyright-cleared for reuse — check per-object rights/public-domain indicators, don't assume image availability
SMK publishes practically all metadata openly, but "practically all" is not "all" — some records may be withheld or incomplete
the interactive docs page requires JavaScript to render fully in a browser; rely on direct API calls rather than expecting a static HTML dump
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