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RSS feed of alerts

Receive new alerts automatically in your feed reader or software: instructions, formats, filters and professional use.

Updated : October 28, 2026· 3 min read

Alerts come to you

Cat Coffin (305–30 BCE)
Cat Coffin (305–30 BCE)

Rather than checking the alerts page every day, you can subscribe to an RSS feed: each new record appears automatically in your feed reader, your mailbox or your management tool.

The feed is free and open to everyone. It comes in several variants: global, by country, by type of property or combined. It is updated as soon as an alert is published.

This page explains how to subscribe, which filters to choose and how to build the feed into your tools.

  • Feed
  • Integration
  • RSS

RSS feed of alerts in figures

3Formats (RSS, Atom, JSON)
5 minFeed update time
1,100Feed subscribers
€0Cost

Source: OIMAP Heritage Protection Department.

Breakdown

Market operators38%
Customs and police26%
Museums16%
Researchers12%
Private individuals8%

Profile of feed subscribers.

How to subscribe

Choose the feed that suits you — global, by country, by category or combined — then copy its address into your feed reader (or click the subscription button). No account is needed for the public feeds.

Professional accounts can also receive enriched feeds, containing the detailed data of the records. These are secured by a personal key that must not be shared.

Sweet Melancholy, Joseph-Marie Vien (1756)
Sweet Melancholy, Joseph-Marie Vien (1756)
London Nomades, John Thomson (1877)
London Nomades, John Thomson (1877)
Seal of Doge Michele Steno (reverse) (1400–1409)
Seal of Doge Michele Steno (reverse) (1400–1409)

What the feed contains

Each item in the feed corresponds to an alert: title, publication date, country, category, thumbnail, summary of identifying details and link to the full record. Significant changes to a record (withdrawal, recovery, update) also appear.

The feed is offered in RSS, Atom and JSON. The JSON format is intended for developers: it makes it possible to build alerts into a management software, a website or a mobile application.

Professional uses

Auction houses connect the feed to their cataloguing system: each new alert is automatically compared with current lots. Platforms build it into their moderation. Museums use it to inform their security teams.

A simple use is to receive the feed in one's mailbox: several tools turn feeds into daily emails. It is a practical solution for small organisations that have no developer.

The feed and data protection

The public feed contains only the information needed for recognition. Reporters' identities, contact details and investigation circumstances never appear in it. The professional feed follows the same rules and adds fields reserved for approved operators.

Every access is logged, and anomalies (high request volumes, access from unusual addresses) are analysed. Misuse leads to suspension of the key.

Which feed to choose

Five variants
FeedContentFor whom
GlobalAll alertsInstitutions
By countryAlerts of one StateCustoms
By categoryAlerts for one type of propertySpecialists
CombinedCountry and categoryTargeted operators
ProfessionalDetailed dataApproved accounts

Landmarks

  1. Launch of the RSS feed

    RSS format.

  2. Atom

    Second format.

  3. JSON

    Easier integration.

  4. Combined filters

    Country and category.

Protect your key

Black-Figure Dinos (Mixing Vessel): Warships (Int.); Heroic Scenes (Top), Antimenes Painter (c. 520–515 BCE)
Black-Figure Dinos (Mixing Vessel): Warships (Int.); Heroic Scenes (Top), Antimenes Painter (c. 520–515 BCE)
Fish or Seal Club (X’ús’) (late 1800s–early 1900s)
Fish or Seal Club (X’ús’) (late 1800s–early 1900s)
Arch in Farmyard, Swansea, Calvert Richard Jones (1845)
Arch in Farmyard, Swansea, Calvert Richard Jones (1845)

Public feed or professional feed

Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Chrysanthemum and Plum (lid) (late 1800s-early 1900s)

Audience

Identifying information
  • Open to all
  • No account
  • Limited data

For general monitoring.

Talatat: Portrait of Nefertiti (c. 1353–1347 BCE)

Professional

Detailed data
  • Personal key
  • Enriched alerts
  • Reserved for approved accounts

For integration.

Setting up a feed

  1. Choose

    Select the variant.

  2. Copy

    Get the address.

  3. Add

    Save it in your reader.

  4. Filter

    Refine countries and categories.

  5. Check

    Test reception.

Good practices

An IT manager

Carnet (1863–1865)
« Our platform now compares every listing with alerts in real time thanks to the JSON feed. We have blocked several listings. »
Rémi Charpentier, IT manager of a platform

Vocabulary of the feed

RSS
Content distribution format.
JSON
Data exchange format.
Personal key
Access code specific to a user.
Feed reader
Application that displays feeds.

Frequently asked questions

Is the feed free?

Yes.

How often is it updated?

Five minutes.

Can I filter by keyword?

Yes, with combined feeds.

Where do I find the feed address?

On this page and on the Active alerts page.

Useful documents

Contacts

Architectural Conference (c. 1622)
Architectural Conference (c. 1622)
Heritage Protection DepartmentParis — Headquarters+33 1 00 00 03 00protection@oimap.exampleMonday to Friday, 9 am – 5 pm

See professional access

The Map Maker (c. 1843–45)

For enriched feeds.

Professional access
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