# 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.

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. Filters: images only, highlights, on view, department, medium, geography, date range; or search only titles, tags, or artist and culture. Empty objectIDs when nothing matches.

- Tool ID: `metmuseum/search`
- Name in the catalog: The Met collection search
- Provider: [The Met](/providers/metmuseum.md)
- Capability: [Wikipedia, books & web archives](/tools/knowledge/reference.md)
- Price: no charge per call
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

No charge per call. A workspace is still needed so your agent can call it.


```json
{
  "model": "per_call",
  "amountUsd": 0
}
```

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Search words, e.g. 'sunflowers'"
    },
    "hasImages": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Only objects with images, e.g. true"
    },
    "isHighlight": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Only highlighted masterpieces, e.g. true"
    },
    "isOnView": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Only objects on view in the museum, e.g. true"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Match the words in titles only, e.g. true"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Match the words in subject tags only, e.g. true"
    },
    "artistOrCulture": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Match the words in artist name or culture only, e.g. true"
    },
    "departmentId": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "description": "Department id (11 European Paintings, 21 Modern Art, 6 Asian Art...), e.g. 11"
    },
    "medium": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 120,
      "description": "Medium or object type, several joined with |, e.g. 'Paintings' or 'Quilts|Silk'"
    },
    "geoLocation": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 120,
      "description": "Place, several joined with |, e.g. 'France' or 'Paris|London'"
    },
    "dateBegin": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": -10000,
      "maximum": 2100,
      "description": "Start year (negative for BC); needs dateEnd, e.g. 1800"
    },
    "dateEnd": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": -10000,
      "maximum": 2100,
      "description": "End year; needs dateBegin, e.g. 1900"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "default": 20,
      "description": "Object ids per page, e.g. 20"
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000,
      "default": 0,
      "description": "Results to skip, e.g. 20"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "dateBegin": [
      "dateEnd"
    ],
    "dateEnd": [
      "dateBegin"
    ]
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Published example

This is the provider tool’s published example. Replace example values with the user’s requested inputs, respecting the schema; do not execute an example merely to test a connection.


```json
{
  "tool_id": "metmuseum/search",
  "input": {
    "q": "sunflowers",
    "hasImages": true,
    "limit": 10
  }
}
```

## Execute and retrieve

Inspect again before execution, explain the price and obtain the required authority. Use MCP run_tool or POST /v1/run with this tool ID, valid input and an idempotency key. Save the returned run ID and follow the actual state. If Agentik answers that the tool is temporarily unavailable, do not retry it blindly; use discovery to propose an alternative.

A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

Licence: CC0 1.0 (The Met Open Access).

Attribution: Data from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API (metmuseum.org).

[Provider documentation](https://metmuseum.github.io/#search)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/metmuseum/search) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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