# Trouble using API to download SVG image of Mouse brain sagittal section

**URL:** <https://community.brain-map.org/t/trouble-using-api-to-download-svg-image-of-mouse-brain-sagittal-section/2713>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [November 17, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/trouble-using-api-to-download-svg-image-of-mouse-brain-sagittal-section/2713 "2023-11-17T19:57:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlexE19INP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.brain-map.org/alexe19inp/32/950_2.png) [@AlexE19INP](https://community.brain-map.org/u/AlexE19INP)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/trouble-using-api-to-download-svg-image-of-mouse-brain-sagittal-section/2713/1 "2023-11-17T19:57:04Z")

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Before starting, I just want to mention I have no background in coding/XML and so I’ve first tried using the SDK but I can’t seem to get that to work, and so would like a thorough explanation of either how to use the SDK to get the sig image after seemingly getting to step 3 of the install guide ([Install Guide — Allen SDK dev documentation](https://allensdk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html)) or just using the API, which ever seems easiest for a non-coder!

Ideally I would like to extract images 19-12 in the sagittal Mouse, P56 atlas as .svg files in order to use them for overlaying a heatmap over the regions using QUINT pipeline. Thus I would like the files themselves so we can edit them in Adobe illustrator but I’d also like to learn how to use the SDK if possible! I am on a M1 mac and have downloaded anaconda to help with python introduction.