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Rijksmuseum Object Details API

Retrieve the full record for a single object.

Rijksmuseum Object Details API is one of 5 APIs that Rijksmuseum publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 5 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Object Details. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 5 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api.

1 operations 1 paths 14 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Rijksmuseum Object Details API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as key (ApiKeyQuery). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyQuery — Free API key issued on creating a Rijksstudio account at https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio. The key is available from the account's advanced settings.

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.

Object Details 1

Retrieve the full record for a single object.

GET
/{culture}/collection/{objectNumber}
Get Collection Object Details
getCollectionObject 4 params → 200401404429

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ArtObject (46 properties), Maker (14 properties), WebImage (6 properties), Label (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ColorWeight
object
2 properties
Label
object
Curatorial label text for display.
5 properties
Dimension
object
Physical dimension entry (height, width, weight, etc.).
4 properties
Acquisition
object
How and when the object entered the Rijksmuseum collection.
3 properties
Dating
object
Date range and century context for the object's production.
5 properties
Classification
object
Subject classification using Iconclass and related vocabularies.
5 properties
Exhibition
object
Past or upcoming exhibition that has featured this object.
4 properties
CollectionObjectResponse
object
Full art-object record returned by the details endpoint.
2 properties
WebImage
object
Reference to a CDN-hosted web image with offset and size metadata.
6 properties
Maker
object
A person or entity who contributed to the production of the object.
14 properties
ArtObjectLinks
object
Hypermedia links for an art object.
3 properties
ColorNormalization
object
2 properties
ArtObject
object
Full Rijksmuseum art-object record.
46 properties
Error
object
Standard error payload (shape inferred from API responses).
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

rijksmuseum-object-details-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Rijksmuseum publishes across the network.

OAI-PMH Harvesting API
Rijksmuseum Collection API
Rijksmuseum Images API
Rijksmuseum User Generated Content API