# A way to parse this rather strange api

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** json\
**Created:** [January 7, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/a-way-to-parse-this-rather-strange-api/1042302 "2021-01-07T02:06:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![bluerfox15uht9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@bluerfox15uht9](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bluerfox15uht9)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/a-way-to-parse-this-rather-strange-api/1042302/6 "2021-01-07T02:51:47Z")

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This is the next thing I’m going to try out, take the stuff from the json, slam it I to a local db, and work from there… Probably not going to work, but I don’t give up, lol.

> [@\[Solved\] Update localdb from web API data when screen opens](http://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-update-localdb-from-web-api-data-when-screen-opens/278751):
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> is it possible to do this. i have an array like this [REST%20Console%20-%20before%20-%20Backendless] and I want it when the screen opens, then update cells for each array of web api. like this. I want my application to run offline without an internet connection. By first saving the object in localdb. How can I achieve this workflow. Thanks

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