# Using the JS API

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-js-api/41281
**Category:** Developer Guides
**Tags:** plugin-api, explanation, code
**Created:** [March 18, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-js-api/41281 "2016-03-18T18:52:02Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-the-js-api/41281/20 "2025-11-15T01:58:26Z")

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Ah, that’s because javascript files were moved to the `frontend/` directory instead of `app/assets/javascripts/`.

I have opened a PR:  
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse-developer-docs/pull/75](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-developer-docs/pull/75)

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