# Alfresco Api Service Provides access to initialized **AlfrescoJSApi** instance. <!-- markdown-toc start - Don't edit this section. npm run toc to generate it--> <!-- toc --> - [Basic Usage](#basic-usage) - [Details](#details) <!-- tocstop --> <!-- markdown-toc end --> ## Basic Usage ```ts export class MyComponent implements OnInit { constructor(private apiService: AlfrescoApiService) { } ngOnInit() { let nodeId = 'some-node-id'; let params = {}; this.apiService.getInstance().nodes .getNodeChildren(nodeId, params) .then(result => console.log(result)); } } ``` ## Details **Note for developers**: _the TypeScript declaration files for Alfresco JS API are still under development and some Alfresco APIs may not be accessed via your favourite IDE's intellisense or TypeScript compiler. In case of any TypeScript type check errors you can still call any supported Alfresco JS api by casting the instance to `any` type like the following:_ ```ts let api: any = this.apiService.getInstance(); api.nodes.addNode('-root-', body, {}); ```