# How to get records from database via API by filtering?

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**Created:** [November 19, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-records-from-database-via-api-by-filtering/78022 "2024-11-19T14:56:29Z")\
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Hi,

I want to search for records in a table by fitlering. For Eq - columnValue eq “somevalue”. Is this possible via API? I

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**Author:** ![MaximeBaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maximebaker/32/80877_2.png) [@MaximeBaker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaximeBaker)\
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There are no query parameters at the moment in the Glide API. Except with Glide Big Tables.

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**Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-records-from-database-via-api-by-filtering/78022/3 "2024-11-20T00:43:04Z")

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You can read more on filtered query with Big Tables here.

> **[Using Glide API | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/using-glide-tables-api#filtered-queries-with-big-tables)**
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> Explore what you can do with the Glide Advanced API

If you’re using [Make.com](http://Make.com) to do this filter on normal tables, query the full table first, then use a combination of `map` and `get`.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/b/6bf027cb2d09261ef7430b708e00ed921153b04a.jpeg "Extract an Item from Array | Get and Map Function | Make Beginners Guide@itsmake") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGhuNDxWIDE)