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vam.search

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V&A Collection Search

Search 1M+ objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum collection by keyword, object type, date range, and display status. Returns object type, title, maker, date, place of origin, thumbnail URL, and IIIF image base for each result. Filter by on_display=true to find objects currently on display in London. Source: V&A public API (no auth required).

Media & Artsprovider: Vam#vam#media

Input schema

page

Page number for paginating through results (default 1).

integer
query

Keyword search across titles, descriptions, maker names, and materials (e.g. "teapot", "William Morris", "silk embroidery"). Leave empty to browse all objects.

string
year_to

Latest production year filter (e.g. 1850).

integer
page_size

Number of results per page (1-30, default 10).

integer
year_from

Earliest production year filter (e.g. 1750).

integer
on_display

When true, return only objects currently on display in V&A galleries. When false or omitted, include objects in storage too.

boolean
object_type

Filter by object type (e.g. "Painting", "Vase", "Tile", "Photograph", "Drawing", "Print", "Textile"). Case-sensitive; use exact V&A category names.

string

Call via REST

curl -X POST https://unifyapi.pro/api/call/vam.search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer uak_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"page":0,"query":"<query>","year_to":0,"page_size":0,"year_from":0,"on_display":"<on_display>","object_type":"<object_type>"}'

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