Science Museum Group Collection Object Structure

{
  "title": "Science Museum Group Collection Object Structure",
  "description": "Structural documentation for the Science Museum Group Collection API JSONAPI object resource",
  "baseUrl": "https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk",
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "path": "/search/objects",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Search collection objects"
    },
    {
      "path": "/objects/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get single object by ID"
    }
  ],
  "structure": {
    "type": "object",
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "id",
        "type": "string",
        "required": true,
        "description": "Collection object ID (co-prefixed)",
        "example": "co26704"
      },
      {
        "name": "type",
        "type": "string",
        "required": true,
        "description": "JSONAPI resource type: 'objects'",
        "example": "objects"
      },
      {
        "name": "attributes",
        "type": "object",
        "required": true,
        "description": "Object attributes",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "name",
            "type": "object",
            "required": true,
            "description": "Object name information",
            "fields": [
              {"name": "value", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Primary name"},
              {"name": "suffix", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Date or qualifier suffix"},
              {"name": "full", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Full display name"}
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "summary",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false,
            "description": "Brief description"
          },
          {
            "name": "description",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false,
            "description": "Detailed curatorial description"
          },
          {
            "name": "date",
            "type": "object",
            "required": false,
            "description": "Date range information",
            "fields": [
              {"name": "from", "type": "integer", "description": "Earliest year"},
              {"name": "to", "type": "integer", "description": "Latest year"},
              {"name": "display", "type": "string", "description": "Human-readable date"},
              {"name": "note", "type": "string", "description": "Date context note"}
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "images",
            "type": "object",
            "required": false,
            "description": "Image references",
            "fields": [
              {
                "name": "primary",
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Primary image",
                "fields": [
                  {
                    "name": "processed",
                    "type": "object",
                    "fields": [
                      {"name": "large", "type": "object", "fields": [{"name": "location", "type": "string (uri)"}, {"name": "width", "type": "integer"}, {"name": "height", "type": "integer"}]},
                      {"name": "medium", "type": "object", "fields": [{"name": "location", "type": "string (uri)"}, {"name": "width", "type": "integer"}, {"name": "height", "type": "integer"}]},
                      {"name": "thumbnail", "type": "object", "fields": [{"name": "location", "type": "string (uri)"}, {"name": "width", "type": "integer"}, {"name": "height", "type": "integer"}]}
                    ]
                  },
                  {"name": "copyright", "type": "string"},
                  {"name": "license", "type": "string"}
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "museums",
            "type": "array<string>",
            "description": "Museum codes: SMG, NRM, NMeM, MSI, Locomotion"
          },
          {
            "name": "on_display",
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Whether currently on public display"
          },
          {
            "name": "location",
            "type": "object",
            "fields": [
              {"name": "gallery", "type": "string"},
              {"name": "floor", "type": "string"},
              {"name": "museum", "type": "string"},
              {"name": "museum_code", "type": "string"}
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "categories",
            "type": "array<string>",
            "description": "Collection categories"
          },
          {
            "name": "places",
            "type": "array<string>",
            "description": "Geographical associations"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "relationships",
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Related resources",
        "fields": [
          {"name": "makers", "type": "object", "description": "JSONAPI relationship to person resources"},
          {"name": "people", "type": "object", "description": "JSONAPI relationship to person resources"},
          {"name": "documents", "type": "object", "description": "JSONAPI relationship to document resources"}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "links",
        "type": "object",
        "fields": [
          {"name": "self", "type": "string (uri)", "description": "Canonical URL for this object"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}