# Best API for All First Posts in a Category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-api-for-all-first-posts-in-a-category/204883
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [September 30, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-api-for-all-first-posts-in-a-category/204883 "2021-09-30T16:00:50Z")
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### Author: ![blake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blake/32/157322_2.png) [@blake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blake)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-api-for-all-first-posts-in-a-category/204883/8 "2025-04-24T18:24:46Z")

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I think the [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) query route mentioned above would be worth trying out. This way you could make one request per category.

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