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Auckland Museum API API

by aucklandmuseum.com

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Overview

This is technical documentation for the Auckland Museum API

Auckland Museum API is an open data API from aucklandmuseum.com. It needs no API key. It is served over plain HTTP. Its OpenAPI description documents 6 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
No auth
HTTPS
No
CORS
Unknown
Category
Open Data
Base URL
https://api.aucklandmuseum.com
Version
2.0.0
Endpoints
6
Spec updated
2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://api.aucklandmuseum.com/sparql" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://api.aucklandmuseum.com/sparql", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.aucklandmuseum.com/sparql",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
GET/id/media/{path}Retrieve media associated with Collections and Cenotaph subjects in Auckland Museum
GET/id/{identifier}Explore details about a given subject node
GET/search/{index}/{operation}Perform simple search queries over Auckland Museum Collections and Cenotaph data
POST/search/{index}/{operation}Perform complex search queries over Auckland Museum Collections and Cenotaph data
GET/sparqlAuckland Museum SPARQL endpoint
POST/sparqlAuckland Museum SPARQL endpoint

Questions

Does the Auckland Museum API API need an API key?

No. The Auckland Museum API API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.

Does the Auckland Museum API API support HTTPS?

The Auckland Museum API API is listed as HTTP only, so avoid sending secrets to it.

How many endpoints does the Auckland Museum API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 6 endpoints in version 2.0.0. All of them are shown on this page.

What are alternatives to the Auckland Museum API API?

Other Open Data APIs include Search Services, Wayback API, Wikipedia, Nasdaq Data Link, University of Oslo.

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