# How to view and test Automatic1111 API

All Automatic1111 machines have API enabled. Follow these simple steps to view the API docs and test different API endpoints.<br>

1. After launching an A1111 machine, scroll down to the footer of the page where you find a link to the **API** docs page.

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   2. Click on the **API** link to navigate to the **/docs** page (within in the machine iframe).

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   **⚡️Tip:** To navigate back, right click on any empty space in the iframe and select the **Back**.

   **⚡️Tip:** You may optionally open the link in a new tab by right-clicking on the **API** link and selecting **Open link in new tab**<br>

   3. To access your API remotely you will need the full machine URL which you can get by hovering over the **API** link or by copying the **API** link's URL and removing the **/docs** from the path.

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```

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