search the v&a explore the collections api and read object records

domain: developers.vam.ac.uk · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. review the current API Guide at developers.vam.ac.uk/guide/v2 and full reference at api.vam.ac.uk/docs — this is the v2 API, no key required for basic search/read
  2. call GET https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/objects/search?q={query} to search across 1M+ records, or filter with parameters like id_material, id_place, year_made_from
  3. call GET https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/museumobject/{systemNumber} for a single object's full record, e.g. https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/museumobject/O828146
  4. build image URLs using the V&A's IIIF-based image service as documented at developers.vam.ac.uk/guide/v2/images
  5. be aware an older 2009-era API (documented separately at vam.ac.uk/api) also still exists but is not the recommended entry point for new work

Known gotchas

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