query the rijksmuseum search api for collection objects
domain: data.rijksmuseum.nl · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
note that the legacy apikey-based Collection API is deprecated and being phased out; use the current Search API instead, which requires no API key
call GET https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/search/collection with optional filters like creator, title, type, material, technique, creationDate, or imageAvailable=true
read each result's id in the orderedItems array — these are Linked Open Data identifiers (e.g. https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/{id}) with no embedded metadata
resolve each id via the Persistent Identifier Resolver (documented under /docs/http) to get full object metadata and image links
follow the response's next.id URL (which appends an automatic pageToken) to page through more than the default 100 results per page
Known gotchas
do not build new integrations on the old apikey Collection API — it is explicitly marked deprecated and scheduled to go offline
search results are bare LOD identifiers; budget a second HTTP call per object to get titles and images
only objectNumber and creationDate support wildcard characters (* and ?); other text fields are partial-match only
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