# Return only specific fields from the API GET response

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-only-specific-fields-from-the-api-get-response/244695>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [November 7, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-only-specific-fields-from-the-api-get-response/244695 "2022-11-07T18:01:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![gassim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gassim/32/220910_2.png) [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/return-only-specific-fields-from-the-api-get-response/244695/3 "2022-11-07T19:04:14Z")

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> [@blake](#):
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> You could use the [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin with a query that returns only the data you need and then make an api request to that query.

Amazing! I think this will help a lot. 🙏 Thank you so much!

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