# API Portal

Together, REST and External Program Integration Plug-ins (EPP)/automation provide powerful and simple-to-use scripting. Before working with the REST API, understand the conceptual structure and design of these interfaces.

The links below provide overview information to help you get started, a self-training Cookbook guide with example scripts, and videos that supplement the API training materials.

* [REST](/api-and-database/api-docs/rest.md)
* [Getting Started with API](/api-and-database/api-docs/getting-started-with-api.md)
* [Automation](/api-and-database/api-docs/automation.md)
* [Tips and Tricks](/api-and-database/api-docs/tips-and-tricks.md)
* [Cookbook](/api-and-database/api-docs/cookbook.md)
* [Application Examples](/api-and-database/api-docs/application-examples.md)
* [Resources and References](/api-and-database/api-docs/application-examples/resources-and-references.md)

#### Current API Version:

[Clarity LIMS v6.3](https://d10e8rzir0haj8.cloudfront.net/6.3/REST.html) - v2 r34

#### Previous API Versions:

[Clarity LIMS v6.2](https://d10e8rzir0haj8.cloudfront.net/6.2/REST.html) - v2 r33


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://help.claritylims.illumina.com/api-and-database/api-docs.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.