Federal Bureau of Investigation Artcrimes API

Art Crime API

Operations 2

GET /@artcrimes Get listing of national art theft #
GET /@artcrimes/{id} Retrieve information on an art crime #

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OpenAPI Specification

federal-bureau-of-investigation-artcrimes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: FBI Artcrimes API
  version: 4.x
  description: Art Crime API
tags:
- name: artcrimes
  description: Art Crime API
paths:
  /@artcrimes:
    get:
      tags:
      - artcrimes
      summary: Get listing of national art theft
      description: https://api.fbi.gov/artcrimes https://api.fbi.gov/artcrimes/list
      operationId: _artcrimes__artcrimes_get
      parameters:
      - name: title
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Title
      - name: crimeCategory
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Crimecategory
      - name: maker
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Maker
      - name: materials
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Materials
      - name: measurements
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Measurements
      - name: period
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Period
      - name: additionalData
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Additionaldata
      - name: idInAgency
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Idinagency
      - name: referenceNumber
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Referencenumber
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          exclusiveMinimum: 0
          default: 20
          title: Pagesize
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          exclusiveMinimum: 0
          default: 1
          title: Page
      - name: sort_order
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
          type: string
          default: desc
          title: Sort Order
      - name: sort_on
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          enum:
          - publication
          - modified
          - _score
          type: string
          default: modified
          title: Sort On
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List Art Crimes
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtCrimeResultSet'
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /@artcrimes/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - artcrimes
      summary: Retrieve information on an art crime
      description: https://api.fbi.gov/artcrime/v1/object/{id} is backward compatible alias
      operationId: _artcrimes__id___artcrimes__id__get
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          title: Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Get data for art crime
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/Art Crime'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    ArtCrimeResultSet:
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          title: Total
          default: 0
        page:
          type: integer
          title: Page
          default: 1
        items:
          anyOf:
          - items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtCrime'
            type: array
          - type: 'null'
          title: Items
          default: []
      type: object
      title: ArtCrimeResultSet
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      title: ValidationError
    ArtCrimeImage:
      properties:
        original:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Original
        thumb:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Thumb
      type: object
      title: ArtCrimeImage
    ArtCrime:
      properties:
        pathId:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Pathid
        uid:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Uid
        title:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Title
        description:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Description
        images:
          anyOf:
          - items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtCrimeImage'
            type: array
          - type: 'null'
          title: Images
          default: []
        crimeCategory:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Crimecategory
        maker:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Maker
        materials:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Materials
        measurements:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Measurements
        period:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Period
        additionalData:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Additionaldata
        modified:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: date-time
          - type: 'null'
          title: Modified
        publication:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: date-time
          - type: 'null'
          title: Publication
        path:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Path
        referenceNumber:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Referencenumber
      type: object
      title: ArtCrime
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation
  source: https://api.fbi.gov/openapi.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)