A week in Openverse: 2026-08-24 – 2026-08-31 – Make Openverse

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Openverse is a search engine for openly-licensed media. It is both a website where you can search, discover, and learn how to use and attribute media, as well as an openly accessible REST API.

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Merged PRs

APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

#5585: Clarify API key registration fields

Catalog

#5433: Update dependency freezegun to v1.5.5

#5437: Update dependency tldextract to v5.3.2

Frontend

#5607: Escape attribute values in attribution markup builder

Ingestion Server

#5602: Pin CI tooling to restore build, lint, and image loading

Management

#5602: Pin CI tooling to restore build, lint, and image loading

#5604: Reduce Actions storage churn: image artifact retention and Renovate cadence

#5605: Pin hadolint Docker image to match the hook rev

Closed issues

API

#1803: Registration for an API key doesn't disclose constraints on fields