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# API implementation and reference

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* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Get started using ServiceNow APIs with guides, resources, and
reference documentation.

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| [API implementation Set up Web Services to access ServiceNow APIs.](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/LcnX~hjPGM1zTz23TfRSzQ "You can use JavaScript APIs to extend application server and client functionality. Use web services to connect ServiceNow applications to other software applications.") | [API reference Find reference documentation for Client, Server, and REST APIs.](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/~99tcnkpfbM7iNLnGNcntg "Use ServiceNow APIs to change functionalities and add features on the ServiceNow AI Platform.") | [Developer guides Explore program resources for learning, building, and developing.](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/iTJJYDo3_D017Rcp4SvUmQ "These developer guides can help you integrate your applications with the ServiceNow AI Platform.") |
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## API implementation {#api-implementation-reference__section_u3x_cxg_vvb}

Use web services to connect ServiceNow applications to other software
applications.  
This section includes information on the following:

* Useful server-side scripts for implementing functionality that is not available in the core system.
* Details on how to debug scripts
* Client scripting techniques and use cases, such as messages.
* Use web services to connect ServiceNow applications to other software applications.
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## API reference {#api-implementation-reference__section_azj_gxg_vvb}

Explore ServiceNow APIs that you can use to change functionalities
and add features on the ServiceNow AI Platform.  
This section includes references for the following:

* Client JavaScript APIs to control how the ServiceNow AI Platform functions and is displayed within the web browser.
* Server-side JavaScript APIs to modify and develop applications.
* REST APIs to access and update data on the ServiceNow AI Platform.
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## Developer guides {#api-implementation-reference__section_hzc_fxg_vvb}

Set up or extend API configuration on the ServiceNow AI Platform for a ServiceNow product or API.