# On demand downloading application

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/on-demand-downloading-application/16808
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 14, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/on-demand-downloading-application/16808 "2021-05-14T14:59:05Z")
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### Author: ![Manu](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Manu](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Manu)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/on-demand-downloading-application/16808/1 "2021-05-14T14:59:05Z")

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hi everybody,

I would like to develop an application that displays the global files index and lets download some files on demand without synchonisation.

Do you think that it is possible with the use of the REST API ?

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### Author: ![AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/audriusbutkevicius/32/277_2.png) [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/on-demand-downloading-application/16808/2 "2021-05-14T15:20:09Z")

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I think that would be fairly complicated. It’s probably easier to develop something that speaks the same protocol.

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### Author: ![galilley](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c37758/32.png) [@galilley](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/galilley)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/on-demand-downloading-application/16808/3 "2021-05-14T16:08:05Z")

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Hi! Did you know about syncthing fuse project? I’m not sure if it works as it has not been updated very long ago, but it could be considered as some starting point.

> **[burkemw3/syncthingfuse](https://github.com/burkemw3/syncthingfuse)**
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