> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dumplingai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Started

> API-key-first quickstart for DumplingAI's Direct Endpoints surface under /api/v1.

# Get Started

DumplingAI Direct Endpoints live under `/api/v1`. They remain supported and are still the practical path for some endpoint-oriented integrations, especially existing Make.com setups.

## 1. Create an API key

1. Sign in to the [DumplingAI dashboard](https://app.dumplingai.com)
2. Open [API Keys](https://app.dumplingai.com/api-keys)
3. Create an API key and store it securely

All `/api/v1` requests use your DumplingAI API key as a Bearer token.

## 2. Choose your workflow

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Your app" icon="book" href="/api-reference/v1/introduction">
    Use direct endpoint request shapes when you want the existing Dumpling endpoint catalog.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Make.com" icon="book" href="https://app.dumplingai.com/integrations/make-dot-com">
    The current Make.com module uses `/api/v1`. In practice, most users only need an API key and the setup walkthrough.
  </Card>

  <Card title="n8n / automations" icon="globe" href="/guides/tutorials/web-scraping">
    Use your API key with HTTP nodes, templates, or other automation tools that call direct endpoints.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Direct Endpoint Playground" icon="book" href="https://app.dumplingai.com/playground">
    Test Direct Endpoints in the app before wiring them into your workflow.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## 3. Send a direct endpoint request

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://app.dumplingai.com/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }'
```

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="API Reference" icon="book" href="/api-reference/v1/introduction">
    Browse direct endpoints, parameters, and examples
  </Card>

  <Card title="Web Scraping Tutorial" icon="globe" href="/guides/tutorials/web-scraping">
    Follow the current scrape / crawl / extract tutorial
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/features/search">
    Browse feature-level docs for v1 endpoints
  </Card>

  <Card title="Document Processing" icon="file-lines" href="/features/document-processing">
    Review PDFs, file conversion, and extraction workflows
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Starting a new custom integration?

If you are building a fresh focused data integration in your own app, start with [the Unified API Get Started page](/documentation/v2/get-started) unless you specifically need the existing Direct Endpoint request shapes.