# Sothebys — Wrapped API

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> Search and explore Sotheby's auction history to find sold lot results by artist, access detailed information including provenance and condition reports, and discover auction details all in one place. Get comprehensive data on specific lots and auctions to research art valuations, sales records, and collection histories.

**Category:** Marketplaces | **Website:** [sothebys.com/](https://sothebys.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/80fa08ab-f381-427a-b174-65fe427c8b83/sothebys-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/80fa08ab-f381-427a-b174-65fe427c8b83/sothebys-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/sothebys/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY>` (an `lcr_` secret key or a scoped `lcac_` agent credential)
**Required header:** `Idempotency-Key: <fresh UUID per call>`. A retry with the same key replays the stored result without a new charge.
**Response:** the provider response after any endpoint-specific normalization. `X-Locus-Credits-Charged` carries the charge and `X-Locus-Credits-Balance` the remaining balance. Insufficient credits return `402` before the provider is called.
**Pricing:** estimated costs below are USD. Locus debits the credit equivalent at your workspace rate.

Full call contract: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/api-reference/introduction

> Using a Pay With Locus wallet key (`claw_` prefix)? Wallet routes are documented separately: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/wrapped-apis/for-agents

## Endpoints

### Get auction details

Retrieve full details of a specific auction by its UUID. Returns auction metadata including title, location, dates, sessions, and a list of lots (lotCards) with their titles, creators, and UUIDs.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `auction_id` | string | Yes | The UUID of the auction (e.g., 0abdc7da-6b95-4019-aaff-ecdd194f4bd9) |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/sothebys/get-auction-details \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"auction_id":"<string>"}'
```

### Get lot details

Retrieve full details of a specific lot by its UUID, including title, description, estimate, images, provenance, and parent auction info. Requires both the lot UUID and the parent auction UUID.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `auction_id` | string | Yes | The UUID of the auction containing the lot |
| `lot_id` | string | Yes | The UUID of the lot. Can be obtained from get_auction_details lotCards[*].lotId |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/sothebys/get-lot-details \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"auction_id":"<string>","lot_id":"<string>"}'
```

## Next steps

- [All wrapped API providers](https://paywithlocus.com/wapi/index.md): pick another provider.
- [Find and call tools](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/tools.md): price ceilings, async results, and errors.
- [Credits and billing](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/billing.md): what a call costs and how to add credits.
- [Agent docs index](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md): every Locus agent page.