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title: Data Sources API Reference
meta:
    description: The Data Source API enables you to create, manage and import data into your Data Sources.
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# Data Source API {% #datasources-api %}

{% snippet title="api-region-reminder" /%}

Use the Data Source API to list, create, update or delete your Tinybird Data Sources. You can also insert or delete data from Data Sources. [Ingestion limits](/forward/pricing/limits#ingestion-limits) apply.

{% callout type="caution" %}
Adding or modifying pipes or data sources in [Tinybird Local](/forward/install-tinybird/local) and [Tinybird Forward](/forward) can only be done through deployments.
{% /callout %}

All endpoints require authentication using a Token with the appropriate scope.

{% api_reference api="datasource" /%}