# DigitalNZ API

Category: [Books and research](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/documentation/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/documentation/digitalnz-api.html  
Documentation: https://digitalnz.org/developers/api-docs-v3

The DigitalNZ API searches the metadata of millions of items from New Zealand libraries, museums, archives and government bodies, such as photos, newspapers, books and recordings, for example to show historical images of a town. Requests are GET calls and the answers are JSON. Free, no key needed; a free key, sent in the Authentication-Token header, gives support and a higher rate than the shared limit for anonymous calls.

- API key: Not needed
- Pricing: Free, no key needed; a free key, sent in the Authentication-Token header, gives support and a higher rate than the shared limit for anonymous calls.
- From the browser: No, call it from a server
- Formats: JSON
- Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider: digitalnz.org
- Last checked: Working on November 7th, 2026

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://api.digitalnz.org/v3/records.json?text=london'
```

Run the JavaScript on a server, such as Node.js 18 or newer: this API does not accept calls from web pages on other sites.