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Art Institute of Chicago API

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The Art Institute of Chicago collection as an API — clean JSON, no key. Run a full-text search across 130,000+ artworks and open any piece for its full detail: title, artist, dates, medium, dimensions, place of origin, department and classification, credit line, provenance and exhibition history, whether it is public domain or on view, and high-resolution IIIF images. Browse the collection, search artists for their biography and life dates, and list the museum's exhibitions. Live data straight from artic.edu, one of the world's great art museums. A distinct collection — ideal for art, education and culture apps, image galleries, museum kiosks and creative tools. 7 data endpoints. Authenticated with an x-oanor-key; fair-use rate limits per plan.

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/api/artic-api/openapi.json
/api/artic-api/llms.txt

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Free

Free

  • 4,000 calls / month
  • 5 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 4,000 calls/month
  • 5 req/sec
  • All 7 data endpoints
  • High-res IIIF images
  • No credit card
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Starter

€5.60 /month

  • 51,000 calls / month
  • 15 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 51,000 calls/month
  • 15 req/sec
  • Search, artworks & artists
  • Email support
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Pro

€24.50 /month

  • 265,000 calls / month
  • 30 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 265,000 calls/month
  • 30 req/sec
  • Galleries & culture apps
  • Priority support
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Mega

€83.00 /month

  • 1,080,000 calls / month
  • 80 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 1,080,000 calls/month
  • 80 req/sec
  • Platform & education scale
  • Dedicated SLA
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.

How do I get an API key for Art Institute of Chicago API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Art Institute of Chicago API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Art Institute of Chicago API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Art Institute of Chicago API cost?
Art Institute of Chicago API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €5.60 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Art Institute of Chicago API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Art Institute of Chicago API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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curl https://api.oanor.com/artic-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/artic-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/artic-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/artic-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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