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# Direct Data API

A reliable, easy-to-use, timely, and consistent API for extracting Vault data.

* [Overview](/direct-data-api/overview)
* [Get Started](/direct-data-api/getting-started)
* [Guides](/direct-data-api/guides)
* [Reference](/direct-data-api/references)

Direct Data API is a new class of API that provides high-speed read-only data access to Vault, designed for organizations that wish to replicate large amounts of Vault data to an external database, data warehouse, or data lake.