Europeana APIs
Europeana Search and Record APIs for discovering and retrieving structured cultural-heritage metadata and media records, including books, manuscripts, and digitized texts.
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What you can do with Europeana APIs via MCP
Every endpoint below becomes a governed tool your AI agent (Claude, ChatGPT, or a customer-facing VX agent) can call — with scoped permissions, sandbox testing, and audit logs.
| Method | Path | Operation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /record/v2/search.json |
SearchEuropeanaRecords | Search Europeana records Method: GET Path: /record/v2/search.json IMPORTANT: This function has 1 REQUIRED parameter(s) and 4 OPTIONAL parameter(s) REQUIRED parameters MUST be provided OPTIONAL parameters can be omitted if not needed Parameters: Query Parameters: REQUIRED: - query: Europeana search query. OPTIONAL: - rows: Number of records. - start: Zero-based result offset. - profile: Response profile. - qf: Faceted query filter. May be repeated. |
| GET | /record/v2/{recordId}.json |
GetEuropeanaRecord | Get Europeana record Method: GET Path: /record/v2/{recordId}.json IMPORTANT: This function has 1 REQUIRED parameter(s) and 0 OPTIONAL parameter(s) REQUIRED parameters MUST be provided OPTIONAL parameters can be omitted if not needed Parameters: Path Parameters: REQUIRED: - recordId: Europeana record identifier, typically including the provider namespace and local ID. |
Usage guide
## Authentication Request an API key (`wskey`) from the [Europeana API access page](https://pro.europeana.eu/page/apis) and follow the current API terms and quota guidance. Send it as the `wskey` query parameter on every request. Do not expose a production key in public browser code. Example: `GET /record/v2/search.json?query=books&wskey=YOUR_EUROPEANA_KEY`. ## Coverage This listing covers the official Search API and Record API for cultural-heritage metadata and media, including book records.
How to use this spec
- Create a free VX Agents account (sandbox tools included).
- Open the marketplace and connect “Europeana APIs” to an agent.
- Expose it as an MCP server for Claude/ChatGPT, or chat with it directly.