# How to get all the deleted posts for a specific topic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-all-the-deleted-posts-for-a-specific-topic/151324
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [May 13, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-all-the-deleted-posts-for-a-specific-topic/151324 "2020-05-13T13:01:58Z")
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### Author: ![tshenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tshenry/32/119495_2.png) [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-all-the-deleted-posts-for-a-specific-topic/151324/2 "2020-05-13T23:19:04Z")

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If it must be done through the API, you could set up a [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-explorer-plugin/32566) query and use the methods outlined in [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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