# Stanford Libraries IIIF API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/stanford/library-iiif/  
**Provider:** Stanford University — https://apis.io/providers/stanford/  
**Base URL:** https://purl.stanford.edu  
**Documentation:** https://api.library.stanford.edu/docs/iiif/api/

Stanford Libraries IIIF API is one of 15 APIs that [Stanford University](https://apis.io/providers/stanford/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Library, IIIF, Digital Repository, and Image. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

IIIF Presentation (v2.1 stable, v3 alpha) and Image v2 APIs over the Stanford Digital Repository. Manifests served from purl.stanford.edu, image tiles from stacks.stanford.edu. Open, no credential. Manifest verified live 2026-08-19.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://api.library.stanford.edu/docs/iiif/api/
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stanford/refs/heads/main/examples/stanford-iiif-manifest-example.json

## Other Stanford University APIs (12)

- [Stanford Libraries PURL API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/library-purl/)
- [Stanford Libraries Library Hours API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/library-hours/)
- [Stanford Libraries Digital Stacks API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/library-digital-stacks/)
- [Stanford Libraries Embed API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/library-embed/)
- [SDR API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/sdr-api/)
- [DOR Services API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/dor-services-api/)
- [Preservation Catalog HTTP API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/preservation-catalog-api/)
- [Technical Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/technical-metadata-api/)
- [SURI API](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/suri-api/)
- [ExploreCourses course-data XML query interface](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/explorecourses/)
- [Stanford Identity Provider — SAML 2.0 metadata](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/idp-saml/)
- [Stanford AI API Gateway](https://apis.io/apis/stanford/ai-api-gateway/)

## Tags

Library, IIIF, Digital Repository, Image

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