Smithsonian Institution

aid: smithsonian
name: Smithsonian Institution
description: Smithsonian Institution Open Access REST API providing search and retrieval of over 4.7 million digitized objects,
  images, 3D models, and metadata across 19 museums and research centers. All content is released under CC0 (public domain)
  and covers art and design, history and culture, and science and technology collections.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/smithsonian/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Museums
- Open Access
- Cultural Heritage
- Collections
- Images
- 3D Models
- Public Domain
- CC0
apis:
- aid: smithsonian:smithsonian-open-access-api
  name: Smithsonian Open Access 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. Supports search, content retrieval, and term browsing via a free
    API key from api.data.gov.
  humanURL: https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/apidocs/
  baseURL: https://api.si.edu/openaccess/api/v1.0
  tags:
  - Search
  - Collections
  - Objects
  - Museums
  - Metadata
  - Open Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/apidocs/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/apidocs/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://api.data.gov/signup/
  contact:
  - FN: Smithsonian Open Access Team
    email: openaccess@si.edu
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/smithsonian-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/smithsonian-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.si.edu
- type: Documentation
  url: https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/apidocs/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/Smithsonian
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smithsonian-institution
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.si.edu/openaccess
- type: Pricing
  url: https://api.data.gov/signup/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://api.data.gov/
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/smithsonian
- type: Plans
  url: plans/smithsonian-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/smithsonian-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/smithsonian-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com