# Embedding FoxDot as an API? **URL:** \ **Category:** Foxdot\ **Created:** [6 February 2021 20:07 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/embedding-foxdot-as-an-api/1656 "2021-02-06T20:07:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlackRail](https://forum.toplap.org/user_avatar/forum.toplap.org/blackrail/32/890_2.png) [@BlackRail](https://forum.toplap.org/u/BlackRail)\ **Post date:** [6 February 2021 20:07 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/embedding-foxdot-as-an-api/1656/1 "2021-02-06T20:07:17Z")
Hello, all – apologies if this was addressed; I don’t think I saw it in the forum. I’d like to control FoxDot from another running Python program – one that’s specifically reading a stream of data. I’d like to process that data, and use it to generate FoxDot commands. I see lots of discussion of sending data _out_ from FoxDot – I’d like to send it _in_. Any thoughts on this? Has anyone done something similar? I’m really loving FoxDot, and want to get my machines to play with it too! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stretchyboy](https://forum.toplap.org/user_avatar/forum.toplap.org/stretchyboy/32/894_2.png) [@stretchyboy](https://forum.toplap.org/u/stretchyboy)\ **Post date:** [7 February 2021 16:48 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/embedding-foxdot-as-an-api/1656/2 "2021-02-07T16:48:01Z")
Hi, I’ve used it a few times, it’s very easy to get going with. [Qirky/FoxDot: Python driven environment for Live Coding - Running Python files with FoxDot code (github.com)](https://github.com/Qirky/FoxDot#running-python-files-with-foxdot-code) ---
**Author:** ![BlackRail](https://forum.toplap.org/user_avatar/forum.toplap.org/blackrail/32/890_2.png) [@BlackRail](https://forum.toplap.org/u/BlackRail)\ **Post date:** [7 February 2021 17:18 UTC](https://forum.toplap.org/t/embedding-foxdot-as-an-api/1656/3 "2021-02-07T17:18:15Z")
Whoa, that’s exactly what I was looking for. Thank you, stretchyboy!! – BlackRail