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Science Museum Group Search Objects Example
Example response from GET /search/objects?q=steam+engine&museum=SMG&images=true&page[size]=2
MuseumsCollectionCultural HeritageOpen DataScienceTechnologyUnited Kingdom
Science Museum Group Search Objects Example is an example object payload from Science Museum Group, with 3 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
Top-level fields
descriptionrequestresponse
Example Payload
{
"description": "Example response from GET /search/objects?q=steam+engine&museum=SMG&images=true&page[size]=2",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"url": "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/search/objects?q=steam+engine&museum=SMG&images=true&page[size]=2&page[number]=0"
},
"response": {
"status": 200,
"body": {
"data": [
{
"id": "co26704",
"type": "objects",
"attributes": {
"name": {
"value": "Boulton & Watt rotative steam engine",
"suffix": "1788"
},
"summary": "A pioneering rotative steam engine by Boulton & Watt, 1788, representing the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.",
"date": {
"from": 1788,
"to": 1788,
"display": "1788"
},
"images": {
"primary": {
"measurements": {
"resolution": 5616,
"dimensions": {
"width": 5616,
"height": 3744
}
},
"processed": {
"large": {
"location": "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/72/large_1927_1237__0001_.jpg",
"width": 1024,
"height": 683
},
"medium": {
"location": "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/72/medium_1927_1237__0001_.jpg",
"width": 512,
"height": 342
},
"thumbnail": {
"location": "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/72/thumbnail_1927_1237__0001_.jpg",
"width": 150,
"height": 100
}
},
"copyright": "Science Museum Group",
"license": "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0"
}
},
"museums": ["SMG"],
"on_display": true,
"location": {
"gallery": "Energy Hall",
"museum": "Science Museum, London"
},
"categories": ["Engineering", "Steam Power", "Industrial Revolution"]
},
"relationships": {
"makers": {
"data": [
{
"type": "people",
"id": "cp22644"
}
]
}
},
"links": {
"self": "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co26704"
}
},
{
"id": "co67234",
"type": "objects",
"attributes": {
"name": {
"value": "Model of Newcomen atmospheric steam engine"
},
"summary": "A working model of the Newcomen atmospheric steam engine, circa 1712.",
"date": {
"from": 1712,
"to": 1720,
"display": "circa 1712-1720"
},
"images": {
"primary": {
"processed": {
"large": {
"location": "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/120/large_model_newcomen.jpg",
"width": 1024,
"height": 768
},
"thumbnail": {
"location": "https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/120/thumbnail_model_newcomen.jpg",
"width": 150,
"height": 113
}
},
"copyright": "Science Museum Group",
"license": "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0"
}
},
"museums": ["SMG"],
"on_display": false,
"categories": ["Engineering", "Steam Power"]
},
"links": {
"self": "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co67234"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"total": 847,
"took": 42
},
"links": {
"first": "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/search/objects?q=steam+engine&museum=SMG&images=true&page[size]=2&page[number]=0",
"last": "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/search/objects?q=steam+engine&museum=SMG&images=true&page[size]=2&page[number]=423",
"next": "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/search/objects?q=steam+engine&museum=SMG&images=true&page[size]=2&page[number]=1",
"prev": null
}
}
}
}
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