# Quick Start

## Get your API key

Your API requests are authenticated using API keys. Any request that doesn't include an API key will return an error.

You can ask your account manager to create an API key for you.

The production domain for the HIVE API is <https://app.hive.app/>, the staging domain is <https://staging.app.hive.app/>

## Install a REST client

The API uses JSON extensively. It only accepts requests where the body is valid JSON (so you need to set the header `content-type: application/json` in your requests). It's easier to interact with it using a REST client. Some options are:

* [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/)
* [Postman](https://www.postman.com/)
* [REST client extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client) for VS code
* [curlie](https://curlie.io/) for the command line


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://developers.hive.app/quick-start.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.