Research & Grey LiteratureDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Rijksmuseum data services (Search API, OAI-PMH, LDES)

Rijksmuseum collection object records, via keyless search and harvesting services

Freeauth: noneCustom✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree keyless services.
Sign-up?: None neededCall it straight away
Commercial use?: Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence

The fine print

License note: Custom: most data is CC0 1.0 and some is CC BY 4.0, with restrictions marked per item on the collection website. Signal Lab links only.
Required attribution: Follow each item's marked licence; credit the Rijksmuseum.

Open data.rijksmuseum.nl

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// Overview

Rijksmuseum data services (Search API, OAI-PMH, LDES)

The Rijksmuseum offers keyless open-data services for its collection: a Linked Art search API, OAI-PMH and LDES harvesting endpoints, and full downloads.

Coverage

Rijksmuseum collection object records, via keyless search and harvesting services.

Good for

#research-grey-literature#museums#art#collections#api

Verdict

A museum-collection source for art and history research, alongside met-museum-collection-api. Licence: Custom: the data policy says "much of the information and data on the Rijksmuseum's collection website and through our open data services can be freely used, including for commercial purposes, without needing to request permission." and "In some cases, however, usage restrictions apply, which are clearly indicated on our collection website." Most data is CC0 1.0 and some is CC BY 4.0, marked per item, so no single SPDX id applies. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free keyless services.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	Custom (see note)
License note	Custom: most data is CC0 1.0 and some is CC BY 4.0, with restrictions marked per item on the collection website. Signal Lab links only.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Rijksmuseum data services (Search API, OAI-PMH, LDES)
slug: rijksmuseum-data-services
category: Research & Grey Literature
domain: Research & Grey Literature
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/rijksmuseum-data-services
providerUrl: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/docs/
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free keyless services.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/docs/
coverage: Rijksmuseum collection object records, via keyless search and harvesting services.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/docs/
https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/search/collection?title=Night
https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/oai?verb=Identify
https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/policy/
https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/policy/information-and-data-policy
tasks: research-grey-literature
museums
art
collections
api
license: Custom
licenseUrl: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/policy/
licenseNote: Custom: most data is CC0 1.0 and some is CC BY 4.0, with restrictions marked per item on the collection website. Signal Lab links only.
attribution: Follow each item's marked licence; credit the Rijksmuseum.

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "rijksmuseum-data-services"
    }
  }
}

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Rijksmuseum data services (Search API, OAI-PMH, LDES)

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Verdict

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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