Art Institute of Chicago API

by api.artic.edu

Image and photo Added on October 31st, 2026 Checked and working on November 7th, 2026

What it does

The Art Institute of Chicago API gives access to its collection of more than 100,000 artworks: search and browse artworks, artists, places and exhibitions, with titles, dates, descriptions and images through a IIIF image server. Much of the data is released under CC0. Responses are JSON. Free, no key needed.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
REST

At a glance

API key: Not needed · More APIs with no key
Pricing: Free, no key needed.
From the browser: Yes (CORS)
Formats: JSON
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
Provider: api.artic.edu
Last checked: Working on November 7th, 2026

More information: https://api.artic.edu/docs/

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Art Institute of Chicago API — api.artic.edu

Example request

curl

curl 'https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/search?q=cats&limit=1&fields=id,title,artist_display'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/search?q=cats&limit=1&fields=id,title,artist_display");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/search?q=cats&limit=1&fields=id,title,artist_display",
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.