> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://agno-v2-studio-tools-doc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Custom API

> Use custom api tools with Agno agents.

Integrate custom API tools with Agno agents for specialized workflows specific to your use case.

## Prerequisites

* You can pass the following arguments when instantiating agents to use custom API tools:
  * 'base\_url' (Optional\[str]): Base URL for API calls
  * 'username' (Optional\[str]): Username for basic authentication
  * 'password' (Optional\[str]): Password for basic authentication
  * 'api\_key' (Optional\[str]): API key for authentication
  * 'headers' (Optional\[Dict\[str, str]]): Default headers to include in requests
  * 'verify\_ssl' (bool): Whether to verify SSL certificates
  * 'timeout' (int): Request timeout in seconds

```python theme={null}

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.api import CustomApiTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Example 1: Enable specific API functions
agent = Agent(
    tools=[CustomApiTools(base_url="https://dog.ceo/api", enable_make_request=True)],
    markdown=True,
)

# Example 2: Enable all API functions
agent_all = Agent(
    tools=[CustomApiTools(base_url="https://dog.ceo/api", all=True)],
    markdown=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response(
        'Make api calls to the following two different endpoints- /breeds/image/random and /breeds/list/all to get a random dog image and list of dog breeds respectively. Make sure that the method is "GET" for both the api calls.'
    )
```

## Run the Example

```bash theme={null}
# Clone and setup repo
git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/agno.git
cd agno/cookbook/91_tools

# Create and activate virtual environment
./scripts/demo_setup.sh
source .venvs/demo/bin/activate

python custom_api_tools.py
```

For details, see [csv-tools cookbook](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/91_tools/custom_api_tools.py).