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Europeana Record API

Retrieve full metadata for a single record

Europeana Record API is one of 2 APIs that Europeana publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Record. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.europeana.eu/record/v2.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://api.europeana.eu/record/v2
Authentication
API Key
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Europeana Record API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as wskey (apiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKeyAuth — Europeana API key. Register at https://pro.europeana.eu/pages/get-api.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Record 1

Retrieve full metadata for a single record

GET
/{datasetId}/{localId}.json
Get record
getRecord 3 params → 200404

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is RecordResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RecordResponse
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

europeana-record-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Europeana publishes across the network.

Europeana Search API