Search Met Museum Artworks
met.art.searchRead-onlyIdempotent
Search The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 470,000+ artworks by keyword, artist, medium, department, date range, or geography. Returns object IDs for full metadata and images.
Instructions
Search 470,000+ artworks at The Metropolitan Museum of Art by keyword, artist, medium, department, date range, or geography. Returns object IDs — use met.details for full metadata and images. CC0 public domain (Met Museum)
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Search keyword — artist, title, medium, or subject (e.g. "monet", "sunflowers", "greek vase", "armor") | |
| department_id | No | Department filter: 1=American Decorative Arts, 3=Ancient Near Eastern Art, 6=Asian Art, 9=Drawings and Prints, 11=European Paintings, 13=Greek and Roman Art, 17=Medieval Art, 21=Modern Art | |
| medium | No | Medium filter (e.g. "Paintings", "Sculpture", "Photographs", "Ceramics") | |
| has_images | No | Only return artworks with images (default: true) | |
| geo_location | No | Geographic location filter (e.g. "France", "Japan", "Egypt") | |
| date_begin | No | Start year for date range filter (e.g. 1800). Use with date_end. | |
| date_end | No | End year for date range filter (e.g. 1900). Use with date_begin. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | No | Tool response payload. Shape varies per tool — consult the tool description and inputSchema. May be an object, array, string, or number depending on the upstream provider response. | |
| error | No | Present only when the call failed. Includes error code, message, request_id, and any provider-specific extras. |