# Artsy — Wrapped API

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> Browse and search across 300,000+ artists to discover detailed profiles with biographies, nationalities, career insights, and artwork counts. Find artists alphabetically or by name to explore their complete creative background and body of work.

**Category:** Entertainment | **Website:** [www.artsy.net/artist/andy-warhol/auction-results](https://www.artsy.net/artist/andy-warhol/auction-results) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/4e9ddb29-0ef5-4213-9c39-96a205f412dc/artsy-net-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/4e9ddb29-0ef5-4213-9c39-96a205f412dc/artsy-net-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-artsy-net-api-4e9ddb29/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_artist

Get detailed information about a specific artist including biography, nationality, career insights, artwork counts, and genre classifications. Returns stale_input when artist slug is not found.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `artist_id` | string | Yes | Artist slug (e.g. 'pablo-picasso', 'andy-warhol'). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-artsy-net-api-4e9ddb29/get_artist \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"artist_id":"<string>"}'
```

### list_artists

List artists alphabetically with optional letter filtering. Returns paginated results with basic info including nationality and date labels. The total_pages field is capped at 100 by the upstream API regardless of actual total count.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `letter` | string | No | Filter by first letter (a-z). Omit to list all artists. |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number (1-based). |
| `size` | integer | No | Number of artists per page (max 100). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-artsy-net-api-4e9ddb29/list_artists \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"letter":"<string>","page":"<integer>","size":"<integer>"}'
```

### search_artists

Search for artists by name via autosuggest. Returns up to 7 matching artists with image URLs and slugs for navigation to full profiles.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search term (artist name). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-artsy-net-api-4e9ddb29/search_artists \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"<string>"}'
```

### search_auctions

Search for auctions by keyword. Returns up to 10 matching auctions with name, URL, image, and slug.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search term for auction name (e.g. 'photography', 'prints', 'contemporary'). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-artsy-net-api-4e9ddb29/search_auctions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"<string>"}'
```

### search_shows

Search for shows by keyword. Returns up to 10 matching shows with name, URL, image, and slug.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search term for show name (e.g. 'photography', 'sculpture', 'contemporary'). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-artsy-net-api-4e9ddb29/search_shows \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"<string>"}'
```