---
title: "Get Material"
method: GET
path: "/v1/material"
---

# Get Material

`GET /v1/material`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.colourmemory.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.colourmemory.com/v1/material`
- Auth: none declared

## Query parameters

- `period` string, required: Historical period e.g. Tudor, Victorian, Georgian
- `surface` string, required: Surface type e.g. wall, floor, textile, metal, ceramic
- `style` string, nullable: Optional style hint e.g. royal, domestic, ecclesiastical

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- MaterialResponse
  - `colour_name` string, required
  - `archive` string, required
  - `period` string, required
  - `albedo_daylight` string, required
  - `albedo_candlelight` string, required
  - `albedo_daylight_note` string, required
  - `albedo_candlelight_note` string, required
  - `illuminant_method` string, required
  - `lrv` number, required
  - `substrate_class` string, required
  - `roughness_hint` number, required
  - `source` string, required
  - `claim_strength` string, required
  - `period_coherent` boolean, required
  - `anachronism_risk` string, required
  - `drift_flag` string, required
  - `drift_note` string, required
  - `css_variable` string, required
  - `suggested_scene_note` string, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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