freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/arabic/04-data-visualization/json-apis-and-ajax/access-the-json-data-from-an-api.arabic.md

---
id: 587d7fae367417b2b2512be4
title: Access the JSON Data from an API
challengeType: 6
videoUrl: ''
localeTitle: ''
---

## Description
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## Instructions
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## Tests
<section id='tests'>

```yml
tests:
  - text: ''
    testString: 'assert(code.match(/(?:json\[2\]\.codeNames\[1\]|json\[2\]\[("|")codeNames\1\]\[1\])/g), "Your code should use bracket and dot notation to access the proper code name, and print "Loki" to the console.");'

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='html-seed'>

```html
<script>
  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function(){
    document.getElementById('getMessage').onclick=function(){
      req=new XMLHttpRequest();
      req.open("GET",'/json/cats.json',true);
      req.send();
      req.onload=function(){
        json=JSON.parse(req.responseText);
        document.getElementsByClassName('message')[0].innerHTML=JSON.stringify(json);
        // Add your code below this line


        // Add your code above this line
      };
    };
  });
</script>
<style>
  body {
    text-align: center;
    font-family: "Helvetica", sans-serif;
  }
  h1 {
    font-size: 2em;
    font-weight: bold;
  }
  .box {
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color: #eee;
    padding: 20px 5px;
  }
  button {
    color: white;
    background-color: #4791d0;
    border-radius: 5px;
    border: 1px solid #4791d0;
    padding: 5px 10px 8px 10px;
  }
  button:hover {
    background-color: #0F5897;
    border: 1px solid #0F5897;
  }
</style>
<h1>Cat Photo Finder</h1>
<p class="message">
  The message will go here
</p>
<p>
  <button id="getMessage">
    Get Message
  </button>
</p>

```

</div>



</section>

## Solution
<section id='solution'>

```js
// solution required
```
</section>