# Api for use by local application

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/api-for-use-by-local-application/7948>\
**Category:** Programs & Applications\
**Created:** [October 15, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/api-for-use-by-local-application/7948 "2021-10-15T12:45:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diacax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@Diacax](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Diacax)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/api-for-use-by-local-application/7948/1 "2021-10-15T12:45:59Z")

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Good Morning, I am having a bit of a block with an application that I’m developing using rust in as the back end. What I basically want to do is create an API in IC that gets called from a local CLI application. After getting the back end rust canisters up and running and responding correctly to the calls I kinda hit a wall. Creating the API frontend. All I need the frontend to do is serve the request from the CLI with data that is retrieved from the canisters using @dfinity/Agent, Is there an example that I have missed in my searching or is there a better way to do this that I have overlooked? Thank you in advance for any answers or suggestions.