# Api\_parsing\_error when using prismic python api **URL:** \ **Category:** Developing with Prismic\ **Created:** [April 7, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/api-parsing-error-when-using-prismic-python-api/9679 "2022-04-07T05:18:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![asreearm1729](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@asreearm1729](https://community.prismic.io/u/asreearm1729)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/api-parsing-error-when-using-prismic-python-api/9679/1 "2022-04-07T05:18:33Z")
I am using prismic with python api my code is prismic\_api = prismic.get('[https://my-user-name.prismic.io/api','](https://my-user-name.prismic.io/api',')') prismic\_api.get\_by\_uid('test\_type', 'test\_type') I have a custom type named test\_name and document with it uid test\_doc and name test\_doc but when I enter command prismic\_api.get\_by\_uid('test\_name', 'test\_doc') i get the below error prismic.exceptions.HTTPError: Got an HTTP error 400 ({"type":"api\_parsing\_error","message":"[function at(..)] unexpected field 'my.test\_name.uid' on line:1 col:11 in query '[[:d = at(my.test\_name.uid, "test\_doc")]]'\n[[:d = at(my.test\_name.uid, "test\_doc")]]\n ^\n","pos":{"line":1,"column":11,"id":0,"location":"query"}}) ---
**Author:** ![Pau](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/pau/32/5422_2.png) [@Pau](https://community.prismic.io/u/Pau)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/api-parsing-error-when-using-prismic-python-api/9679/2 "2022-04-08T18:07:13Z")
Hello @asreearm1729, have you tried doing a get-all query to see if the API responds correctly? Something like: `any(document.type, ["'test_name"]).` The Python kit is very out of date. I'd recommend you use a different dependency to query the API.