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:json: + Lens

APIs with rich metadata rendered in Alap's detail-inspection panel. The lens auto-detects field types: strings become key-value rows, arrays become chips, numbers stay numbers.

Open Library

Book search with cover images constructed via template URL (https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/${cover_i}-M.jpg). Author names, publication year, and edition count in meta.

Search books: Bridges | Architecture | Jazz History

Library of Congress

General collection search with subjects as tags, date, contributor, and original format in meta. Demonstrates rich metadata without deep nesting.

Search the collection: Bridges | Photography | Jazz History

Two Sources, One Query

Compose Open Library and Library of Congress results with the | operator. Same search term, different APIs, merged results.

Bridges (Open Library + LOC)

Both sources feed the same lens. Each item carries meta.source = 'json' plus its own envelope metadata.

Art Institute in Lens

Same artic source used in the lightbox page, but rendered in the lens. Artist, date, classification, and department shown as meta fields.

Sculpture | Japanese Art