# Europeana — card for AI agents

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

Category: Open and public-domain media · maker Europeana Foundation · checked 2026-10-20

## Price
- Price: Free
- Free tier: Free account and free API key.

## License
Per object (rights statement shown); metadata CC0 — https://www.europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use

- commercial: **conditions** (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
  (https://www.europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use)
- attribution: **varies** (Credit depends on the item)
  > to provide attribution to the data sources whenever possible
  (https://www.europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use)
- in app: **conditions** (Ship inside your app with conditions)
  > The Digital Objects that are shown on Europeana.eu can only be used in accordance with the rights information displayed alongside them
  (https://www.europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use)

## Rules to follow
- 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.

## How an agent gets files
- Use the Europeana API (apis.europeana.eu) with an API key (sign-in: 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

## How to connect
- Public API
- API docs: https://europeana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EF/pages/2385313793/Europeana+APIs+Documentation (API key needed)
- API limits: Europeana may limit requests; no numbers read.
- Website: https://www.europeana.eu

## Notes
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.

## Lines to paste into your prompt or AGENTS.md

```
- 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/)
```

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/europeana/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/europeana/commercial-use/
- Source: https://www.europeana.eu/en/rights/terms-of-use
- Source: https://apis.europeana.eu/

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