# Seeking Guidance: Accessing PurpleAir Monitor Data for Virginia

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**Created:** [April 3, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/seeking-guidance-accessing-purpleair-monitor-data-for-virginia/22609 "2026-04-03T15:55:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/seeking-guidance-accessing-purpleair-monitor-data-for-virginia/22609/2 "2026-06-26T00:24:56Z")

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Hi Carolyn,

I can see that we addressed this inquiry internally. For anyone else reading this, you can certainly get this type of data through our API. The `location_type` field from our API being included in a [bounding box query](https://community.purpleair.com/t/finding-large-amounts-of-sensor-indexes-bounding-box-api-call/5688) is a sensible approach here. For those unfamiliar with using our API, [we have an article to help you get started](https://community.purpleair.com/t/about-the-purpleair-api/7145).

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