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# Automation Studio API

Use Automation Studio to perform multi-step marketing and data management activities on an immediate, triggered, or scheduled basis.

You can use the Automation Studio REST APIs to initiate marketing automations. You can also use the APIs to upload, download, decrypt, compress, and decompress files.

To see reference content for Automation Studio APIs, click the [Reference](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/references/mc_rest_automation_studio_automations?meta=Summary) tab.