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Collections: API: Request





The Brooklyn Museum Collections API offers one simple REST request format based on the following URI.

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/api/

Arguments

In addition to method-specific arguments, all API requests listed on the API index page take the following arguments:

method (Required)
Specifies what method to perform.
api_key (Required)
Your personal API Key.
version (Required)
The API version you want to use. Integer. Valid values: 1.
format (Optional)
The response format. Valid values: xml, json, html. Default xml.
include_html_style_block (Optional)
Only applies to requests where format is html. Specifies whether or not to include a standard STYLE block with returned HTML content. The STYLE block dresses up the otherwise drab HTML. If you prefer to style the returned HTML yourself set this parameter to false. Boolean. Default True.

Method-specific parameters are documented on the method detail pages, which are listed on the API index page.

Example

The following request returns all items that match keyword "Eames":

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/api/
?method=collection.search&version=1&api_key=[YOUR API KEY]&keyword=eames

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