Europeana by Europeana Foundation

agent.md for AI agents

Aggregator of European cultural heritage items with a free API; metadata is CC0 and each object shows its own rights statement.

Open and public-domain media Library

Is Europeana free for commercial use? Yes with conditions →

Website License API docs

Price

Free

Free account and free API key.

Commercial use

With conditions

Per object (rights statement shown); metadata CC0

Credit the author

Per item

Credit depends on the item

Agent access

Public API

API key needed

Rules for your agent

- Europeana (Open and public-domain media). Aggregator of European cultural heritage items with a free API; metadata is CC0 and each object shows its own rights statement. Price: free; commercial use with conditions; credit depends on the item; ship inside your app with conditions.
  Connect: API docs https://europeana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EF/pages/2385313793/Europeana+APIs+Documentation (API key needed). Limits: Europeana may limit requests; no numbers read.
  Get files: Use the Europeana API (apis.europeana.eu) with an API key.
  Not allowed: Use each object only as its rights information allows
  Not allowed: API keys are confidential and for use by the User only
  Not allowed: Europeana may limit the number of API requests
  Rule: Use each object only as its displayed rights statement allows; follow the Public Domain Usage Guidelines for public-domain objects.
  Rule: Use a project API key (needs approval), not a personal key, for production apps.
  Rule: Credit the data providers and link to the original where possible.
  License: https://www.europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use (checked 2026-10-20; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/europeana/)

Paste it into your prompt or AGENTS.md. It is built from the license and API terms below.

License

License	Per object (rights statement shown); metadata CC0
Commercial use	Commercial use with conditions “The Digital Objects that are shown on Europeana.eu can only be used in accordance with the rights information displayed alongside them” europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use
Credit	Credit depends on the item “to provide attribution to the data sources whenever possible” europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use
Inside your app or game	Ship inside your app with conditions Same clause as quoted for commercial use.
AI training	Not stated
Bots and bulk downloads	Not stated
Rules	Use each object only as its displayed rights statement allows; follow the Public Domain Usage Guidelines for public-domain objects. Use a project API key (needs approval), not a personal key, for production apps. Credit the data providers and link to the original where possible.

Connect it to an agent

How an agent gets files	Use the Europeana API (apis.europeana.eu) with an API key · API key
Not allowed	Use each object only as its rights information allows API keys are confidential and for use by the User only Europeana may limit the number of API requests
MCP server	None found
API	API docs · key needed
Limits	Europeana may limit requests; no numbers read.

Pricing

Free	Free account and free API key.
Paid from	—
Usage price	—
Good to know	Personal API keys are for individual, non-production use (one per user); project API keys can be used for production and need approval. Blog and exhibition texts are CC BY-SA unless stated.

Sources

Read on Oct 20, 2026: europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use, apis.europeana.eu/.

Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.

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