We want everybody to have access to the metadata in our API but we also acknowledge that this is not a trivial task and some help does not hurt. Here we will collect some of the tools and resources that our team prepare and that you can freely use to start your metadata exploring adventure. Choose your path: First steps API 101 for publishers, researchers, and librarians with Postman and Crossref: Postman offers an friendly interface to build and modify your API queries. In this collection you will find templates to which you can add or modify the parameters of your choice.  Postman collection |  Video tutorial Intro to Crossref API using code: if your aim is to create workflows to download, analyze, and visualize data, you will probably want to create programs and scripts. We currently have available the following tutorials using R and/or Python that you can use and modify to your convenience.  Python notebook |  R notebook Retrieve specific metadata Crossref API for funding data: how to query data from the funders endpoint and grant-type records.