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title: 'Overview'
description: 'NocoDB REST API Overview'
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Once you've created the schemas, you can manipulate the data or invoke actions using the REST APIs. We provide several types of APIs for different usages. Refer to the following links for more details:

- [Meta APIs](https://meta-apis-v2.nocodb.com/)

- [Data APIs](https://data-apis-v2.nocodb.com/)

You will need an API key and endpoint to use the API. The endpoint URL for hosted instances of NocoDB is in the format `https://app.nocodb.com/api/v2/tables/TABLEID/records` and `https://app.nocodb.com/api/v2/meta/bases/BASEID/info`.

- You can find a TABLEID by going to any table in NocoDB > Details > API Snippets.
- You can find your BASEID by clicking the menu icon next to any database, rest APIs > and seeing the BASEID in the url.

Additional information on the REST APIs is provided below.

## Query params

|  **Name**    | **Alias** | **Use case** | **Default value**  |**Example value**  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  [where](#comparison-operators)  | [w](#comparison-operators)  |  Complicated where conditions | | `(colName,eq,colValue)~or(colName2,gt,colValue2)` <br />[Usage: Comparison operators](#comparison-operators) <br />[Usage: Logical operators](#logical-operators) |
|  limit  | l |  Number of rows to get (SQL limit value)  | 10  | 20 |
|  offset  | o |  Offset for pagination (SQL offset value)  | 0  | 20 |
|  sort  | s |  Sort by column name, Use `-` as a prefix for descending sort  |   | column_name |
|  fields  | f |  Required column names in result  |  * | column_name1,column_name2 |
|  shuffle  | r |  Shuffle the result for pagination |  0 | 1 (Only allow 0 or 1. Other values would see it as 0) |


## Comparison Operators

| Operation | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| eq | equal | (colName,eq,colValue) |
| neq | not equal | (colName,neq,colValue) |
| not | not equal (alias of neq) | (colName,not,colValue) |
| gt | greater than | (colName,gt,colValue) |
| ge | greater or equal | (colName,ge,colValue) |
| lt | less than | (colName,lt,colValue) |
| le | less or equal | (colName,le,colValue) |
| is | is | (colName,is,true/false/null) |
| isnot | is not | (colName,isnot,true/false/null) |
| in | in | (colName,in,val1,val2,val3,val4) |
| btw | between | (colName,btw,val1,val2) |
| nbtw | not between | (colName,nbtw,val1,val2) |
| like | like | (colName,like,%name) |
| nlike | not like | (colName,nlike,%name) |
| isWithin | is Within (Available in `Date` and `DateTime` only) | (colName,isWithin,sub_op) |
| allof | includes all of | (colName,allof,val1,val2,...) |
| anyof | includes any of | (colName,anyof,val1,val2,...) |
| nallof | does not include all of (includes none or some, but not all of) | (colName,nallof,val1,val2,...) |
| nanyof | does not include any of (includes none of) | (colName,nanyof,val1,val2,...) |

## Comparison Sub-Operators

The following sub-operators are available in the `Date` and `DateTime` columns.

| Operation       | Meaning                 | Example                           |
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| today           | today                   | (colName,eq,today)                |
| tomorrow        | tomorrow                | (colName,eq,tomorrow)             |
| yesterday       | yesterday               | (colName,eq,yesterday)            |
| oneWeekAgo      | one week ago            | (colName,eq,oneWeekAgo)           |
| oneWeekFromNow  | one week from now       | (colName,eq,oneWeekFromNow)       |
| oneMonthAgo     | one month ago           | (colName,eq,oneMonthAgo)          |
| oneMonthFromNow | one month from now      | (colName,eq,oneMonthFromNow)      |
| daysAgo         | number of days ago      | (colName,eq,daysAgo,10)           |
| daysFromNow     | number of days from now | (colName,eq,daysFromNow,10)       |
| exactDate       | exact date              | (colName,eq,exactDate,2022-02-02) |

For `isWithin` in `Date` and `DateTime` columns, the different set of sub-operators are used.

| Operation        | Meaning                 | Example                                 |
|------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| pastWeek         | the past week           | (colName,isWithin,pastWeek)             |
| pastMonth        | the past month          | (colName,isWithin,pastMonth)            |
| pastYear         | the past year           | (colName,isWithin,pastYear)             |
| nextWeek         | the next week           | (colName,isWithin,nextWeek)             |
| nextMonth        | the next month          | (colName,isWithin,nextMonth)            |
| nextYear         | the next year           | (colName,isWithin,nextYear)             |
| nextNumberOfDays | the next number of days | (colName,isWithin,nextNumberOfDays,10)  |
| pastNumberOfDays | the past number of days | (colName,isWithin,pastNumberOfDays,10)  |

## Logical Operators

| Operation | Example |
|---|---|
| ~or | (checkNumber,eq,JM555205)~or((amount,gt,200)~and(amount,lt,2000)) |
| ~and | (checkNumber,eq,JM555205)~and((amount,gt,200)~and(amount,lt,2000)) |
| ~not | ~not(checkNumber,eq,JM555205) |