Title: The Parse.ly API
Author: joshua
Published: October 19, 2022
Last modified: November 12, 2025

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#  The Parse.ly API

The Parse.ly API enables you to look at your top performing content and have a means
of promoting this content throughout your site.

**Before you begin**

Ensure that you’ve purchased the Parse.ly API by reviewing your contract. Contact
your Relationship Manger with questions.

Admins can access the [API Settings](https://docs.parse.ly/api-settings/) by navigating
to the Account👤 menu in the Dashboard [top bar](https://docs.parse.ly/api-top-10-endpoint/-bar/).

**[Overview](https://docs.parse.ly/api-overview/)**
We cover the foundation of our
API and provide instructions for making your first query

**[Metrics, Date/Time Parameters](https://docs.parse.ly/api-available-metrics/)**

Take a look at the metrics you can access as well as date/time parameters that you
can pair in queries

**[Endpoints](https://docs.parse.ly/api-endpoints/)**
Find your most performant 
content and recommend it to your readers.

**[Recommendations](https://docs.parse.ly/content-recommendations/)**
Learn more
about how the Parse.ly API can serve personalized content recommendations or recommendations
around trending content

Read more about our API and its use cases on [our blog](https://blog.parse.ly/?s=API).

Last updated: November 12, 2025