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# Accessing data via the BrightHub API

You can quickly pull metadata and timeseries data from measurement stations you have access to using the BrightHub API for Python. This page provides a short tutorial in the form of an example, pulling timeseries and metadata from an open source data set. 

{% hint style="warning" %}
This tutorial only details using the BrightHub API prepackaged within the opensource Python BrightWind library.

For more detailed documentation on using the BrightHub API see the [API Reference](/brighthub-user-docs/api-reference.md).
{% endhint %}

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**Before starting**

You should have:

* Installed the BrightWind Python library (see [BrightWind Library Installation](/brighthub-user-docs/brighthub-python-user-guide/brightwind-library-installation.md))
* Set up a free BrightHub account (see [Create a BrightHub User Account](/brighthub-user-docs/quick-start-guide/create-a-brighthub-user-account.md))
* Set up your own measurement station (see [Station Setup Guide](/brighthub-user-docs/station-setup-guide.md))


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