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title: Pipes API Materialized Views and Populates reference
meta:
    description: The Pipes API enables you to manage your Pipes. Use the Materialized Views and Populates service to create, delete, or populate Materialized Views.
headingMaxLevels: 2
---

# Pipes API Materialized Views and Populates service

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

{% snippet title="pipes-api-snippet" /%}

{% 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 %}

## Materialized Views and Populates

{% api_reference api="pipe-matview" /%}