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The met collection search

Search The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection (about 470,000 artworks): returns the total and a page of object ids, to read with the object tool. Needs q.

Inputs

1 required
Q
Search words, e.g. 'sunflowers'Required · q
Has images
Only objects with images, e.g. trueOptional · hasImages
Is highlight
Only highlighted masterpieces, e.g. trueOptional · isHighlight
Is on view
Only objects on view in the museum, e.g. trueOptional · isOnView
Title
Match the words in titles only, e.g. trueOptional · title
Tags
Match the words in subject tags only, e.g. trueOptional · tags
Artist or culture
Match the words in artist name or culture only, e.g. trueOptional · artistOrCulture
Department ID
Department id (11 European Paintings, 21 Modern Art, 6 Asian Art...), e.g. 11Optional · departmentId
Medium
Medium or object type, several joined with |, e.g. 'Paintings' or 'Quilts|Silk'Optional · medium
Geo location
Place, several joined with |, e.g. 'France' or 'Paris|London'Optional · geoLocation
Date begin
Start year (negative for BC); needs dateEnd, e.g. 1800Optional · dateBegin
Date end
End year; needs dateBegin, e.g. 1900Optional · dateEnd
Limit
Object ids per page, e.g. 20Optional · limit
Offset
Results to skip, e.g. 20Optional · offset

Pricing

Price
Free, no charge per call
Billing
No charge per call. A workspace is still needed so your agent can call it.
License
CC0 1.0 (The Met Open Access)
Attribution
Data from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API (metmuseum.org)

Call

Your agent reads the schema and the price with inspect_tool before it runs the tool.

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