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# Data as API

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*Check out the given walk-through on how to publish Data as an API using the Data Center module.*
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* Navigate to the ***Data Center*** homepage.
* Click the ***New*** option.
* Select the ***Data As API*** option from the ***New*** menu.

![Data As API option under the New menu](/files/AuNlEMcuAG76ztrpZLcE)

* Select a  ***Data Source*** from the displayed list.
* Click on the ***Publish As Data Service*** icon.     &#x20;

![Publish as Data Service option](/files/VzBeAfRDLrndCK8TCJ45)

* The ***Publish As Data Service*** form opens.
* Provide the following information:
  * Service Name
  * Select a category or create a new Category.
  * Description
  * Parameters
  * Limit (You can specify the no. of records you want in the Limit field).       &#x20;
* Click the ***Save*** option.

![The Publish As Data Service form](/files/BQgtImBH7T0EWDpgKNU9)

* A confirmation message notifies the users that the selected data source has been published as a service.
* The published data gets listed under the Data as API list.

![The newly published data source as API gets listed under the Data As API list](/files/G3OPeDnRbFWpIb931vV7)

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* *The user can add filter(s) to the data set as a service.*
* *The Data Set published as a data service appears under the drop-down menu of the API Client Registration form (as displayed in the below-given image).*
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<table><thead><tr><th width="87">Icon</th><th width="157">Name</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><img src="/files/jixEwA4xKPYsKkClqSBX" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Push to VCS</td><td>Pushes a version of the Data as API to VCS </td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/BErkJxEvOvWlRJFJHnV8" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Pull from VCS</td><td>Pulls a version from the VCS </td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/EQMXaomIlzi5PFz2Ps1O" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Edit</td><td>Opens the Publish as Data Service form for the selected Data as API to modify the information.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/4xUXfgLioiB601p7mKNt" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>No data message configuration</td><td>A dialog box  appears to configure  the message that gets displayed when no data is shown under the Published API.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/VikEu90P0l8GH04WAZam" alt="" data-size="line"></td><td>Delete</td><td>Deletes the selected Data as API service from the list.</td></tr></tbody></table>