# Using the Fabricate API

You can use the Fabricate API to manage databases and generate data. Except for generating data, most API calls are designed for rule-based databases.

The API is at <https://fabricate.tonic.ai/api/v1>. You make requests to the API endpoints within the API. Each request requires authentication with an API key.

For examples of how to use the Fabricate API, go to the [fabricate-api-examples](https://github.com/mockaroo/fabricate-api-examples) repository on GitHub.

Fabricate also provides a Python library that you can use to make calls to the Fabricate API. The Python library is at <https://github.com/TonicAI/tonic-fabricate-python>.

There is also a client NPM package at <https://www.npmjs.com/package/@fabricate-tools/client>.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>API authentication</strong><br><br>How to authenticate an API request.</td><td><a href="using-the-fabricate-api/api-authentication">api-authentication</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Manage databases</strong><br><br>Retrieve database information. Create and update databases.</td><td><a href="using-the-fabricate-api/managing-databases-from-the-api">managing-databases-from-the-api</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Generate data</strong><br><br>Send and track generation requests. Load generated data into your database.</td><td><a href="using-the-fabricate-api/api-generate-data">api-generate-data</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Run a workflow</strong><br><br>Run a database workflow. Download resulting files.</td><td><a href="using-the-fabricate-api/api-run-workflow">api-run-workflow</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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