# Art Institute of Chicago API

Category: [Image and photo](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/images/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/images/art-institute-of-chicago-api.html  
Documentation: https://api.artic.edu/docs/

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 key: Not needed
- 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

Example request:

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

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