# Interact with discourse from Python?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/interact-with-discourse-from-python/87543
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 15, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interact-with-discourse-from-python/87543 "2018-05-15T16:34:39Z")
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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: [March 5, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/interact-with-discourse-from-python/87543/23 "2026-03-05T01:04:27Z")

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What I would do is use the [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin to get whatever you want and then you can pull that down with the API. [Run Data Explorer queries with the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/run-data-explorer-queries-with-the-discourse-api/120063)

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