strapi/docs/start/repl.md

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Enter the REPL

Start the REPL

Now that the car API is generated and the database upgraded thanks to a migration, you are ready to access your API.

Let's start your application with an opened REPL:

$ strapi console

This let you start your application, and enter the Node.js REPL. This means you can access and use all of your models, services, configuration, and much more. Useful for trying out queries, quickly managing your data, and checking out your project's runtime configuration.

Access global objects

You can access the Strapi global object with strapi. Your generated car API is accessible at strapi.api.car. If you want to output the car API object it should look like this:

> strapi.api.car

If you need to take a look at your current used config, simply run:

> strapi.config