# API basics - how to pull a password

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**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/api-basics-how-to-pull-a-password/2736 "2023-06-14T22:51:40Z")\
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You may wish to look at the documented [valut management API](https://bitwarden.com/help/bitwarden-apis/#vault-management-api).

Which as mentioned can be accomplished with `bw serve` command using the Bitwarden CLI.

> **[Vault Management API | Bitwarden Help Center](https://bitwarden.com/help/vault-management-api/)**
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> The Bitwarden Help Center guides you on how to use a password manager, evaluating password manager capabilities, and answering the most frequently asked questions.

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