# API Portal

Together, REST and External Program Integration Plug-ins (EPP)/automation provide powerful and simple-to-use scripting. Before working with the REST API, understand the conceptual structure and design of these interfaces.

The links below provide overview information to help you get started, a self-training Cookbook guide with example scripts, and videos that supplement the API training materials.

* [rest](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/api-and-database/api-docs/rest "mention")
* [getting-started-with-api](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/api-and-database/api-docs/getting-started-with-api "mention")
* [automation](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/api-and-database/api-docs/automation "mention")
* [tips-and-tricks](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/api-and-database/api-docs/tips-and-tricks "mention")
* [cookbook](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/api-and-database/api-docs/cookbook "mention")
* [application-examples](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/api-and-database/api-docs/application-examples "mention")
* [resources-and-references](https://help.connected.illumina.com/clarity-lims/api-and-database/api-docs/application-examples/resources-and-references "mention")

#### Current API Version:

[Clarity LIMS v6.3](https://d10e8rzir0haj8.cloudfront.net/6.3/REST.html) - v2 r34

#### Previous API Versions:

[Clarity LIMS v6.2](https://d10e8rzir0haj8.cloudfront.net/6.2/REST.html) - v2 r33