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🇺🇸 Smithsonian ~ Open Access collections API

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11M+ museum records, many CC0 images; free data.gov key.

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# Smithsonian ~ Open Access collections API needs an API key ~ get yours at:
# https://www.si.edu/openaccess/devtools
curl 'https://api.si.edu/openaccess/api/v1.0/' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

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API: Smithsonian ~ Open Access collections API
Provider: Smithsonian Institution
Auth: requires an API key (sign up: https://www.si.edu/openaccess/devtools)
Pricing: free
Base URL: https://api.si.edu/openaccess/api/v1.0/
Important note: 11M+ museum records, many CC0 images; free data.gov key.

Source: Smithsonian Institution (https://www.si.edu/openaccess/devtools)
Source type: Official open-data catalogue
Endpoint type: Open-data catalogue JSON
Integration difficulty: Needs API key
Last checked: 2026-07-05
Production caveat: Keep credentials server-side and confirm current limits, pricing, and webhook/error behaviour in the provider docs.

Help me set up the correct onboarding/authentication path and make the first valid request ~ explain exactly where credentials go and what must happen before production.

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