# WikiArt

A volunteer-edited visual art encyclopedia with about 250,000 artworks, browsable by movement, style, genre and period, plus a read-only JSON API.

- Category: Museums and open art · by WikiArt (volunteer project, built by Implex)
- Website: https://www.wikiart.org/
- Live data: no
- Checked on the official pages: 2026-10-23

## API

- Official API: yes, docs https://www.wikiart.org/en/App/GetApi
- Key needed: yes
- Price: Free tier; limits: Free: 4 requests per second, 400 requests per hour, 10 sessions/IPs per hour; paid Startup and Premium tiers raise the hourly limits.
- Base URL: https://www.wikiart.org/en/api/2/
- Formats: json

Example request:

```
https://www.wikiart.org/en/api/2/MostViewedPaintings
```

## Data and license

- License: WikiArt Terms and Conditions (no open license; copyrighted works shown under fair use) (https://www.wikiart.org/en/terms-of-use); covers Images of copyright-protected artworks; public-domain works are flagged but WikiArt grants no reuse license
- Non-commercial only
- Credit: not stated
- Embedding unclear
- Quote (api_official): "WikiArt provides a read-only API to obtain information about artist and paintings." (https://www.wikiart.org/en/App/GetApi)
- Quote (api_price): "6 months term Free N/A $120 ($20/m) $480 ($80/m) 12 months term Free N/A $200 ($17/m) $840 ($70/m)" (https://www.wikiart.org/en/App/GetApi)
- Quote (limits): "Requests per second 4 4 4 4 Requests per hour 400 3600 1000 10000 Sessions/IPs per hour 10 10 100 unlimited" (https://www.wikiart.org/en/App/GetApi)
- Quote (commercial): "WikiArt presents both public domain and copyright protected artworks. The latter are showcased in accordance with fair use principle: as historically significant artworks as used for informational and educational purposes as readily available on the internet as low resolution copies unsuitable for commercial use" (https://www.wikiart.org/en/terms-of-use)

## Rules for an agent

- The API docs are old Google Docs marked obsolete; get keys at /en/App/GetApi, open a session via /en/Api/2/login, page with paginationToken (60 per page), and keep under 400 requests/hour on the free tier.
- Do not use WikiArt images commercially; copyrighted works are shown only under fair use as low-resolution copies.
- Stay inside the free tier limits (400 requests/hour, 10 IPs/hour) or buy a paid package.
- Link back to the WikiArt artwork page and credit the artist.

Human page: https://agentgid.com/resources/wikiart/
Source: AgentGid (agentgid.com). Facts are quoted from the site's own pages; check the license page before you ship.