# Get the latest posts in a topic via API

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-the-latest-posts-in-a-topic-via-api/174253
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [December 25, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-the-latest-posts-in-a-topic-via-api/174253 "2020-12-25T12:03:20Z")
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### Author: ![ShravanSunder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shravansunder/32/204308_2.png) [@ShravanSunder](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ShravanSunder)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/get-the-latest-posts-in-a-topic-via-api/174253/1 "2020-12-25T12:03:20Z")

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Is there a way to do this?I checked the docs and did not find a way to do this within a topic. I want to get the latest 10 posts in a topic?

In the same vein is there a way to get the top 5 post in a topic?