# How to get EPA purple map data

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/how-to-get-epa-purple-map-data/1844>\
**Category:** Data\
**Created:** [September 4, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/how-to-get-epa-purple-map-data/1844 "2022-09-04T18:47:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ethan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/ethan/32/177_2.png) [@Ethan](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Ethan)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/how-to-get-epa-purple-map-data/1844/2 "2022-09-06T14:26:30Z")

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All data on the PurpleAir map comes from PurpleAir sensors. For help accessing sensor data through the API, you can view our guide here: [Making API Calls with the PurpleAir API](https://community.purpleair.com/t/making-api-calls-with-the-purpleair-api/180). The documentation is available here: [https://api.purpleair.com/](https://api.purpleair.com/). You can download data in both JSON and CSV format with the API.

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