Identify a mark
identify_markRead-onlyIdempotent
Ranks catalogue marks that match a description of a mark: visible wording or letters, symbols, outline shape, colour, how it was made, category, country and years of use. Returns pages of marks with maker, image, period and the details that matched, plus a link to the same search on Marks & Signatures.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | No | Latest year the mark may have been used. | |
| from | No | Earliest year the mark may have been used. | |
| type | No | How the mark was made, such as impressed, incised, printed or painted. | |
| query | No | Text visible on the mark and details you can see, such as letters, words, numbers, a symbol, a colour or a shape. Empty browses marks of the most searched makers. | |
| border | No | Outline shape around the mark, such as circle, oval, shield, square or diamond. | |
| colour | No | Colour of the mark, such as blue, red, green, gold or black. | |
| cursor | No | Opaque nextCursor from a previous page with identical arguments and pageSize; absent on the first page. | |
| country | No | Country name as shown in the catalogue, such as Germany, United Kingdom or United States. | |
| symbols | No | Symbol names to match, such as crown, anchor, lion-passant, beehive or crossed-swords. | |
| category | No | Catalogue category: pottery (pottery and porcelain), silver (silver hallmarks), jewelry (jewelry and gold stamps), glass, or other (other maker marks such as cast iron and tools). | |
| pageSize | No | Results per page; default 8. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Yes | ||
| items | Yes | ||
| total | Yes | ||
| request | Yes | ||
| pageSize | Yes | ||
| nextCursor | Yes |