Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum User Generated Content API

Rijksstudio sets curated by Rijksmuseum's online community.
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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Rijksmuseum Collection User Generated Content API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: "The Rijksmuseum Collection API exposes the Dutch national museum's collection\nof more than 800,000 object records (with public-domain web images for over\n600,000 of them) through a JSON / JSON-P / XML REST interface. Three\noperations are provided:\n\n* **Search the collection** — list paginated, language-localised result\n  pages with rich filters (maker, type, material, technique, century,\n  dominant colour, image availability, top-piece flag) using the same\n  filtering vocabulary as the museum's own advanced-search page.\n* **Get collection object details** — return the full record for a single\n  object (title, descriptions, principal maker biography, dating,\n  dimensions, materials, techniques, Iconclass classification, colours,\n  bilingual plaque text, acquisition history, exhibitions, web image).\n* **Get collection image tiles** — return a multi-level tile pyramid for an\n  object's web image so consumers can offer the same deep-zoom experience\n  used on rijksmuseum.nl.\n\nResponses are localised through the `culture` path parameter (`nl` for\nDutch, `en` for English). Every request must carry a `key` query parameter\nholding the caller's API key, which is issued instantly upon registering a\nfree Rijksstudio account.\n"
  termsOfService: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/data/policy
  contact:
    name: Rijksmuseum Research Services
    url: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/research/conduct-research/contact-form
  license:
    name: Public Domain (most object images) / CC-BY (modern works) — see Data Policy
    url: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/data/policy
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-source-url: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/object-metadata/api/
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-29'
  x-api-evangelist-pipeline: opensource
servers:
- url: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api
  description: Production
security:
- ApiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: User Generated Content
  description: Rijksstudio sets curated by Rijksmuseum's online community.
paths:
  /{culture}/usersets:
    get:
      operationId: listUserSets
      summary: List Rijksstudio User Sets
      description: 'Returns a paginated list of Rijksstudio user sets. `page * pageSize`

        cannot exceed 10,000.

        '
      tags:
      - User Generated Content
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Culture'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Format'
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Result page number (0-based). `page * pageSize` cannot exceed 10,000.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          default: 0
          example: 0
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        description: Number of results per page.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 10
          example: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated page of user-set summaries.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSetListResponse'
              examples:
                page2:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/ListUserSetsPage2'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
  /{culture}/usersets/{setId}:
    get:
      operationId: getUserSet
      summary: Get Rijksstudio User Set Details
      description: 'Returns the full contents of a single Rijksstudio set, including the

        owner profile, set metadata, and the ordered list of set items

        (`setItems`) linking back to Collection API objects.

        '
      tags:
      - User Generated Content
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Culture'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Format'
      - name: setId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: 'Composite set identifier of the form `{userId}-{slug}` (e.g.

          `1836065-meestermatches`).

          '
        schema:
          type: string
          example: 1836065-meestermatches
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Result page number (0-based) for the embedded `setItems` list.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          default: 0
          example: 0
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        description: Items per page for the embedded `setItems` list.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 25
          example: 25
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The user set with its items.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSetResponse'
              examples:
                meestermatches:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/GetMeesterMatches'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  schemas:
    UserSetItem:
      type: object
      description: One item in a Rijksstudio user set, linking back to a collection object.
      properties:
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSetItemLinks'
        id:
          type: string
          example: 8c6e3ec4-08d9-4547-b72a-36907c0a3823
        objectNumber:
          type: string
          example: SK-A-3148
        relation:
          type: string
          example: None
        relationDescription:
          type: string
          example: Held
        cropped:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        cropX:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        cropY:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        cropWidth:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        cropHeight:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        origWidth:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        origHeight:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        image:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSetItemImage'
    UserSetResponse:
      type: object
      description: Single Rijksstudio user set with its items.
      properties:
        elapsedMilliseconds:
          type: integer
          example: 505
        userSet:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSet'
    UserSetItemLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        artobject:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api/nl/collection/SK-A-3148
        web:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collection/SK-A-3148
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: integer
          example: 401
        message:
          type: string
          example: Invalid API key.
    UserSetLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api/usersets/123-setname-3
        overview:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api/usersets
        web:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/mijn/verzamelingen/321--john/setname-3
    RijksstudioUser:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 321
        name:
          type: string
          example: John
        lang:
          type: string
          example: nl
        avatarUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
        headerUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
        initials:
          type: string
          example: J
    UserSetSummary:
      type: object
      description: Lightweight summary of a Rijksstudio user set.
      properties:
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSetLinks'
        id:
          type: string
          example: 123-setname-3
        count:
          type: integer
          example: 25
        type:
          type: string
          example: Default
        name:
          type: string
          example: setname (3)
        slug:
          type: string
          example: setname-3
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        user:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RijksstudioUser'
        createdOn:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2012-11-02T12:28:21.9070376Z'
        updatedOn:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2013-04-10T10:50:21.7559145Z'
    UserSetItemImage:
      type: object
      properties:
        guid:
          type: string
          example: 6d40dc7d-e58c-4e13-812d-60cff190a3d5
        parentObjectNumber:
          type: string
          example: SK-A-3148
        cdnUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        cropX:
          type: integer
        cropY:
          type: integer
        width:
          type: integer
          example: 1824
        height:
          type: integer
          example: 2500
        offsetPercentageX:
          type: integer
          example: 50
        offsetPercentageY:
          type: integer
          example: 36
    UserSet:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSetSummary'
      - type: object
        properties:
          setItems:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSetItem'
    UserSetListResponse:
      type: object
      description: A paginated page of Rijksstudio user-set summaries.
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of user sets across all pages.
          example: 97957
        elapsedMilliseconds:
          type: integer
          example: 631
        userSets:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserSetSummary'
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested set could not be found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    RateLimited:
      description: Daily quota or short-window rate limit exceeded.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    Format:
      name: format
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Response format. JSON is the default.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - json
        - jsonp
        - xml
        default: json
        example: json
    Culture:
      name: culture
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Locale for the response content (`nl` Dutch, `en` English).
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - nl
        - en
        example: en
    ApiKey:
      name: key
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The caller's Rijksstudio API key.
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9]+$
        example: 0fiuZxBwf
  examples:
    GetMeesterMatches:
      summary: Get the "meestermatches" user set
      value:
        elapsedMilliseconds: 505
        userSet:
          links:
            overview: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api/usersets
            web: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/mijn/verzamelingen/321--john/setname-3
          id: 123-setname-3
          count: 25
          type: Default
          name: setname (3)
          slug: setname-3
          description: null
          user:
            id: 321
            name: John
            lang: nl
            avatarUrl: null
            headerUrl: null
            initials: B
          setItems:
          - links:
              artobject: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api/nl/collection/SK-A-3148
              web: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collection/SK-A-3148
            id: 8c6e3ec4-08d9-4547-b72a-36907c0a3823
            objectNumber: SK-A-3148
            relation: None
            relationDescription: Held
            cropped: false
            cropX: 0
            cropY: 0
            cropWidth: 0
            cropHeight: 0
            origWidth: 0
            origHeight: 0
            image:
              guid: 6d40dc7d-e58c-4e13-812d-60cff190a3d5
              parentObjectNumber: SK-A-3148
              cdnUrl: http://lh4.ggpht.com/X6E9IJ33ioVI1W7x0XgDedCmAu5NizMlLuX2f6gSgmpFqMxCCU1qOSCOqc2ORrLw-nHLtaph1zStxZFKKWqlnRU1IUw=s0
              cropX: 0
              cropY: 0
              width: 1824
              height: 2500
              offsetPercentageX: 50
              offsetPercentageY: 36
          createdOn: '2012-11-02T12:28:21.9070376Z'
          updatedOn: '2013-04-10T10:50:21.7559145Z'
    ListUserSetsPage2:
      summary: Second page of Rijksstudio user sets
      value:
        count: 97957
        elapsedMilliseconds: 631
        userSets:
        - links:
            self: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api/usersets/123-setname-3
            web: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/mijn/verzamelingen/321--john/setname-3
          id: 123-setname-3
          count: 25
          type: Default
          name: setname (3)
          slug: setname-3
          description: null
          user:
            id: 321
            name: John
            lang: nl
            avatarUrl: null
            headerUrl: null
            initials: B
          createdOn: '2012-11-02T12:28:21.9070376Z'
          updatedOn: '2013-04-10T10:50:21.7559145Z'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key
      description: '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.

        '
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