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# REST API

## Video walkthrough

The below walkthrough provides an overview of its REST API.

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/exXi4-5M6Z8>" %}

### Accessing the OpenAPI endpoint

To access the Swagger docs for the API, which allow you to easily query the API, head to `<your-instance-url>/api`.

Swagger also makes it straight forwards to test API queries.

<figure><img src="/files/LW8YduaEFf8QBfkGBQ15" alt=""><figcaption><p>The OpenAPI endpoint</p></figcaption></figure>

This API makes available all data you see in the user interface. This, combined with the filtering functionality and the contract registry, allows you to easily create custom reports for your blockchain applications, such as details of all transfer events associated with a specific token.