Smithsonian Institution content API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Smithsonian Open Access content API
  description: 'REST API providing programmatic access to millions of digitized Smithsonian collection objects, metadata, images, and 3D models across 19 museums and research centers. All content is released under CC0 (public domain). Supports search, content retrieval, and term browsing. An API key from api.data.gov is required for all requests.

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  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Smithsonian Open Access Team
    email: openaccess@si.edu
  license:
    name: CC0 1.0 Universal
    url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
  termsOfService: https://www.si.edu/termsofuse
servers:
- url: https://api.si.edu/openaccess
  description: Smithsonian Open Access API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: content
  description: Retrieve individual collection objects by ID or URL
paths:
  /api/v1.0/content/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getContent
      summary: Get content by ID
      description: Fetches content based on id/url of an object.
      tags:
      - content
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Row id or URL of the collection object (e.g. edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.36.4ab).
        schema:
          type: string
        example: edanmdm-nmaahc_2012.36.4ab
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Content found successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContentResponse'
              example:
                status: 200
                responseCode: 1
                response:
                  id: edanmdm-nmaahc_2012.36.4ab
                  title: Drumsticks used by Art Blakey
                  unitCode: NMAAHC
                  linkedId: ''
                  type: edanmdm
                  url: edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.36.4ab
                  hash: b4c4a61ab9b71eb8777e50b5745c4ab0c75d1999
                  timestamp: 1578947538
                  lastTimeUpdated: 1578947529
                  version: 123-1559922770904-1559922814561-0
                message: content found
        '400':
          description: Bad request — one of the params did not pass validation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Content not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code.
          example: 404
        responseCode:
          type: integer
          description: API response code (0 = error).
          example: 0
        response:
          type: object
          properties:
            error:
              type: string
              description: Error message describing the issue.
              example: 'not found: the resource you were acting on could not be found'
        timestamp:
          type: string
          description: Timestamp of the error.
          example: Fri Jun 07 09:23:09 EDT 2019
    CollectionObject:
      type: object
      description: A digitized Smithsonian collection object.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          example: edanmdm-nmaahc_2012.36.4ab
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of the collection object.
          example: Drumsticks used by Art Blakey
        unitCode:
          type: string
          description: Code identifying the Smithsonian museum or research unit.
          example: NMAAHC
        linkedId:
          type: string
          description: Linked identifier if applicable.
        type:
          type: string
          description: Object type (e.g. edanmdm, ead_collection).
          example: edanmdm
        url:
          type: string
          description: Canonical URL identifier for the object.
          example: edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.36.4ab
        content:
          type: object
          description: Type-specific content metadata. Structure varies by object type.
          additionalProperties: true
        hash:
          type: string
          description: Content hash of the record.
        docSignature:
          type: string
          description: Document signature for integrity checking.
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Unix timestamp when the record was created.
        lastTimeUpdated:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Unix timestamp when the record was last updated.
        version:
          type: string
          description: Version identifier for the record.
    ContentResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code.
          example: 200
        responseCode:
          type: integer
          description: API response code (1 = success, 0 = error).
          example: 1
        response:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionObject'
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable response message.
          example: content found
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: true
      description: API key received from https://api.data.gov/signup/
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key from https://api.data.gov/signup/
externalDocs:
  description: Open Access API Documentation
  url: https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/apidocs/