# Category API request downloads all topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-api-request-downloads-all-topics/238260
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [September 6, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-api-request-downloads-all-topics/238260 "2022-09-06T17:29:39Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-api-request-downloads-all-topics/238260/2 "2022-09-06T18:07:33Z")

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> [@nocibambi](#):
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> I am creating analytics about the usage of our forum,

Then you should use the [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin.

See [Discourse Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-data-explorer/32566) and [How to run Data Explorer queries with the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-data-explorer-queries-with-the-discourse-api/120063).

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