# Request for PurpleAir API Access for Academic Disaster Detection Project (CRISIS-AI)

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/request-for-purpleair-api-access-for-academic-disaster-detection-project-crisis-ai/22639>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [April 20, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/request-for-purpleair-api-access-for-academic-disaster-detection-project-crisis-ai/22639 "2026-04-20T21:27:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ShawnBoyle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/shawnboyle/32/6816_2.png) [@ShawnBoyle](https://community.purpleair.com/u/ShawnBoyle)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/request-for-purpleair-api-access-for-academic-disaster-detection-project-crisis-ai/22639/2 "2026-04-24T16:38:38Z")

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Hello,

Thanks for the post - welcome to the community!

You can get set up with the API by following our community post [“About the PurpleAir API”](https://community.purpleair.com/t/about-the-purpleair-api/7145). This will guide you through creating an account, setting up an API key, and brief you on how you can get API data.

If you need additional assistance with our points system or have further questions on using the API, you can also reach out to us at [contact@purpleair.com](mailto:contact@purpleair.com). Thank you!

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