# IPFS js API under the hood

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-js-api-under-the-hood/2212>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 2, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-js-api-under-the-hood/2212 "2018-03-02T12:33:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![DiegoAngelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@DiegoAngelino](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/DiegoAngelino)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-js-api-under-the-hood/2212/1 "2018-03-02T12:33:04Z")

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I’m wondering what happens in the browser when instantiate “new IPFS()” in js script