`get_artist`

Pack: artic · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/artic/mcp

Get an artist’s biography and their artworks by ID. Returns name, birth/death dates, bio text, and linked artwork IDs.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes	ARTIC artist ID

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 1234
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/artic/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_artist","arguments":{"id":1234}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_artist', {
  "id": 1234
});

Response shape

Always returns: id, name, artwork_ids

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number	Artist ID
`name`	string	Artist name
`birth_date`	number \| null	Birth year or date
`death_date`	number \| null	Death year or date
`description`	string \| null	Artist biography or description
`artwork_ids`	array	IDs of artworks by this artist

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Artist ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Artist name"
    },
    "birth_date": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Birth year or date"
    },
    "death_date": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Death year or date"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Artist biography or description"
    },
    "artwork_ids": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "description": "IDs of artworks by this artist"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name",
    "artwork_ids"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artic": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/artic/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_artist