# Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access — card for AI agents

CC0 images and data for public-domain artworks in The Met collection, with a free REST API.

Category: Open and public-domain media · maker The Metropolitan Museum of Art · checked 2026-10-27

## Price
- Price: Free
- Free tier: Free; no API key or registration needed.

## License
Creative Commons Zero (CC0), Open Access items only — https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access

- commercial: **yes** (Commercial use OK)
  > for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use
  (https://metmuseum.github.io/)
- attribution: **no** (No credit needed)
  > has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset using the Creative Commons Zero license
  (https://metmuseum.github.io/)
- in app: **yes** (Can ship inside your app)
  > These select datasets are now available for use in any media without permission or fee
  (https://metmuseum.github.io/)
- youtube: **yes** (OK in monetized YouTube videos)
  > These select datasets are now available for use in any media without permission or fee
  (https://metmuseum.github.io/)

## Rules to follow
- Use only items flagged Open Access (OA icon); other artwork images are not CC0.
- Keep API calls under 80 requests per second.
- The dataset also lists artworks still under copyright (identifying data only); do not reuse those images.

## How to connect
- Public API
- API docs: https://metmuseum.github.io/
- API limits: Limit requests to 80 per second.
- Repository: https://github.com/metmuseum/openaccess
- Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection

## Notes
Over 492,000 public-domain images are in Open Access (Met page). The old /v1/search endpoint is deprecated in favor of /v1.1/search.

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

```
- Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access (Open and public-domain media). CC0 images and data for public-domain artworks in The Met collection, with a free REST API. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: API docs https://metmuseum.github.io/. Limits: Limit requests to 80 per second.
  Rule: Use only items flagged Open Access (OA icon); other artwork images are not CC0.
  Rule: Keep API calls under 80 requests per second.
  Rule: The dataset also lists artworks still under copyright (identifying data only); do not reuse those images.
  License: https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access (checked 2026-10-27; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/metropolitan-museum-of-art-open-access/)
```

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/metropolitan-museum-of-art-open-access/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/metropolitan-museum-of-art-open-access/commercial-use/
- Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access
- Source: https://metmuseum.github.io/
- Source: https://github.com/metmuseum/openaccess

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