# Smithsonian Open Access — card for AI agents

CC0 Smithsonian collection records and 3D models, with a REST API (api.data.gov key) and an alpha 3D API.

Category: Open and public-domain media (also: 3D models) · maker Smithsonian Institution · checked 2026-10-10

## Price
- Price: Free
- Free tier: Free; free API key.

## License
CC0 (Open Access content) — https://www.si.edu/openaccess

- commercial: **conditions** (Commercial use with conditions)
- attribution: **no** (No credit needed)
- in app: **conditions** (Ship inside your app with conditions)
- youtube: **conditions** (Monetized YouTube with conditions)

## Rules to follow
- Use only items marked CC0; check each media item's usage rights.
- Get an API key from api.data.gov.

## How an agent gets files
- Bulk metadata is on the AWS Registry of Open Data (https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access/), listed at https://smithsonian-open-access.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/metadata/edan/index.txt. The REST API docs at edan.si.edu could not be read. (sign-in: none)

## How to connect
- Public API
- API docs: https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/apidocs/ (API key needed)
- API limits: api.data.gov key limits apply (figures not stated on the page read).
- Repository: https://github.com/Smithsonian/smithsonian-openaccess
- Website: https://3d.si.edu

## Notes
Metadata moved to the AWS Registry of Open Data; the GitHub metadata repo is archived. The 3D API (3d-api.si.edu) is labeled alpha. Official Python module is Apache-2.0.

## Numbers (AgentGid data)
- Gid Score: 0.0
- GitHub stars: 7

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

```
- Smithsonian Open Access (Open and public-domain media, 3D models). CC0 Smithsonian collection records and 3D models, with a REST API (api.data.gov key) and an alpha 3D API. Price: free; commercial use with conditions; no credit needed; ship inside your app with conditions.
  Connect: API docs https://edan.si.edu/openaccess/apidocs/ (API key needed). Limits: api.data.gov key limits apply (figures not stated on the page read).
  Get files: Bulk metadata is on the AWS Registry of Open Data (https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access/), listed at https://smithsonian-open-access.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/metadata/edan/index.txt. The REST API docs at edan.si.edu could not be read.
  Rule: Use only items marked CC0; check each media item's usage rights.
  Rule: Get an API key from api.data.gov.
  License: https://www.si.edu/openaccess (checked 2026-10-10; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/smithsonian-open-access/)
```

Not verified: si.edu and 3d.si.edu returned 403 and the API docs render client-side; count of 3D models (2,200+ via search).

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/smithsonian-open-access/
- Source: https://github.com/Smithsonian/OpenAccess
- Source: https://github.com/Smithsonian/smithsonian-openaccess

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