# API is WAY too complicated to retrieve data

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-is-way-too-complicated-to-retrieve-data/4704>\
**Category:** Data\
**Created:** [June 1, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-is-way-too-complicated-to-retrieve-data/4704 "2023-06-01T20:11:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JulieH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/julieh/32/2637_2.png) [@JulieH](https://community.purpleair.com/u/JulieH)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-is-way-too-complicated-to-retrieve-data/4704/1 "2023-06-01T20:11:09Z")

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Anyone have a quick way to retrieve historical data?

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**Author:** ![Andrew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/andrew/32/1211_2.png) [@Andrew](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Andrew)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/api-is-way-too-complicated-to-retrieve-data/4704/2 "2023-06-01T22:14:38Z")

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Hi Julie, all data download options are detailed here: [How do I download sensor data?](https://community.purpleair.com/t/how-do-i-download-sensor-data/4650)