Overview
Europeana searches digitized artworks, books, music, and videos from 3,000+ European cultural institutions. Great for beginners building cultural exploration apps or digital humanities projects.
Beginner Tip
Register for a free API key at APIs.europeana.eu—approval is instant. Include wskey=YOUR_KEY in every request query string.
Available Data
Example Response
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"result": "Data from Europeana",
"description": "European Museum and Galleries content",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}
} Field Reference
items[].title Title of the cultural object, may contain multiple language variants items[].edmIsShownAt URL to the object on the providing institution website items[].edmPreview Thumbnail image URL for the object items[].dataProvider Name of the institution that contributed the record totalResults Total number of records matching the query Implementation Example
const url = "https://pro.europeana.eu/resources/apis/search";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
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Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026
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