# Cursor as api for other tools

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-as-api-for-other-tools/4868>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 10, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-as-api-for-other-tools/4868 "2024-05-10T21:42:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![matthewddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/matthewddy/32/992_2.png) [@matthewddy](https://forum.cursor.com/u/matthewddy)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-as-api-for-other-tools/4868/1 "2024-05-10T21:42:41Z")

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Hi there, I’m developing a debugging devtool and would like to use cursor functionality, e.g. web search, docs indexing, chain of thought, interpreter, etc. Do you provide/plan to give access to you features through an api?

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**Author:** ![debian3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@debian3](https://forum.cursor.com/u/debian3)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-as-api-for-other-tools/4868/2 "2024-05-11T08:44:09Z")

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They don’t, they themselves use an API. You need to check openai

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-as-api-for-other-tools/4868/3 "2026-06-18T10:12:59Z")

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