# Using the API Explorer
**URL:** https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/using-the-api-explorer/174
**Category:** How to
**Created:** [June 26, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/using-the-api-explorer/174 "2016-06-26T23:50:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@yvonne.lee](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/yvonne.lee)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/using-the-api-explorer/174/1 "2016-06-26T23:50:42Z")
Are you still having trouble using the API Explorer? If so we’ve put together a quick video on how to access and use the API Explorer. It starts from creating an app and applying APIs to them and then using the API Explorer.
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3f2sVFKY0)
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### Author:  [@emad](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/emad)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/using-the-api-explorer/174/2 "2017-03-25T09:40:32Z")
Hi @yvonne.lee
I just register and then login to the Open Data hub but it looks very much different from what you have in this video. I have attached a screen shot from my API Explorer page. I couldn’t find anywhere to add Callback/Redirect URL in my account. Please help if you have any information about it .
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### Author:  [@yvonne.lee](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/yvonne.lee)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/using-the-api-explorer/174/3 "2017-03-26T22:20:14Z")
Hi @emad – sorry we updated the platform over the last few months so the API Explorer is very different.
Please follow the user guide found here (and ignore the video)
[https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/user-guide](https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/user-guide)
Kind regards
Yvonne
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### Author:  [@emad](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/emad)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2017, 6:28am UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/using-the-api-explorer/174/4 "2017-03-27T06:28:54Z")
@yvonne.lee, Thanks for your reply. Please,could you tell me why my Create Application page is different from the user guide? There is no shared secret or call back url in my side.
With regards
Emad
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### Author:  [@alejandro.felman](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/alejandro.felman)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/using-the-api-explorer/174/5 "2017-03-27T22:27:35Z")
Hi @emad, apologies about that, the screenshot in the user guide needs to be updated. You will only get an API key when you create a new application. The API key is all you need to interact with our APIs.
Thanks,
Alex
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### Author:  [@yvonne.lee](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/u/yvonne.lee)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://opendataforum.transport.nsw.gov.au/t/using-the-api-explorer/174/6 "2020-09-03T03:56:50Z")
We have an updated video if you are still stuck on how to organise an API Key and use the API Explorer
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2dTf2xCz4k)
Details (screenshots) can also be found in our User Guide [User Guide | TfNSW Open Data Hub and Developer Portal](https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/user-guide)