# Gallica (Bibliotheque nationale de France)

> Digitized records for France. Access: Public API. Terms checked November 1, 2026.

- Slug: gallica
- Page: https://api.lineage.rexstjohn.com/sources/gallica
- JSON: https://api.lineage.rexstjohn.com/v1/sources/gallica
- Records: Digitized records
- Places: France
- Years: Not stated by the source
- Access method: api
- Key required: no
- Rate limit: Up to 50 records per SRU request. No request rate is stated.
- Status: down
- Review: verified, checked by hand on 2026-11-01
- Homepage: https://gallica.bnf.fr/
- API docs: https://api.bnf.fr/fr/api-gallica-de-recherche
- Terms: https://api.bnf.fr/fr/conditions-generales-dutilisation-du-site-bnf-api-et-jeux-de-donnees

## Notes

Search uses the SRU endpoint at https://gallica.bnf.fr/SRU. BnF metadata is under the Etalab open licence with credit to the Bibliotheque nationale de France and the date of the last update. Reuse of digitized documents beyond the stated conditions needs contact with the BnF. On the day of review the SRU endpoint answered 403 to the LineageAPI User-Agent; the health probe calls it directly, so the status shows what Lineage actually gets.

## Evidence

- https://api.bnf.fr/fr/api-gallica-de-recherche
- https://api.bnf.fr/fr/conditions-generales-dutilisation-du-site-bnf-api-et-jeux-de-donnees

## Status

Down at the last check, 2026-11-01 22:02 UTC. HTTP 403 in 222 ms. Unexpected status (403). One check a day.

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