IIIF Image API
Introduction
The IIIF Image API can be used to return both image metadata as well as the binary data of an image, and additionally supports various transformations that can be applied to an image, such as cropping, resizing, rotation and quality or format adjustments. All features can be entirely accessed by using a specific URI syntax.
Implementation
Rijksmuseum uses an IIIF Image API to offer images of artworks. For this, it uses the product Micrio which is created by Q42. The API endpoint of an image can be obtained through the access point of a D1_Digital_Object which the E36_Visual_Item of a E22_Human-Made_Object may reference.
Access
There is one production endpoint available.
| Intented Use | Resource Scope | Root Location |
|---|---|---|
| Production | All | https://iiif.micr.io |
Examples
| URI | Description |
|---|---|
| https://iiif.micr.io/RFwqO/info.json | Retrieve image metadata. |
| https://iiif.micr.io/RFwqO/full/max/0/default.png | The image of an object in PNG format. |
| https://iiif.micr.io/RFwqO/full/max/0/gray.jpg | The image of an object in grayscale JPEG. |
| https://iiif.micr.io/ohGMs/full/800,80/90/gray.jpg | The image of another object cropped and rotated 90⁰. |