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November 22, 2025

# Getting started with GIDEON® API

## Want to work with raw data? Learn how to retrieve it programmatically! Compatible with a popular tool used in statistical data analysis - R.

**After watching this video, you will be able to:**

- Navigate and import [GIDEON API documentation](https://api-doc.gideononline.com/) into [Postman](https://www.postman.com/downloads/)
- Configure the [Postman API client](https://learning.postman.com/) to authenticate to GIDEON®
- Start making API calls to retrieve data from the GIDEON® database
- Retrieve JSON files to process them with R

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