# Quick Start

This is a quick-start step-by-step guide to using SpeedyShot services.

# Steps

# 1. Create a SpeedyShot Account

First, you will need a SpeedyShot account. If you haven't yet, sign up for a SpeedyShot account.

We offer 200 monthly credits for free users. No credit card required. 😎

# 2. Create an API Key

Choose a friendly name for your API Key, so you know what you used it for.

Submit and create the API Key. The system will reveal the newly created API Key. You can find an example of an API Key below (please note this is an example to show the API key format, and the given API key is not active).

0dad97a0-2b86-4c5d-a5d3-13b6024af9eaddbb361c-6cf1-4741-a25d-43d7314ab63c

Please safely store this API key, as you will not see it again. Even SpeedyShot does not have access to your API Keys, as these are encrypted.

If you have lost the API key, you can create a new one, set up the new one on your existing systems, and then delete the old one.

# 3. Test using the SpeedyShot Dashboard (user interface)

We're almost ready! Next up, you can use SpeedyShot either with

We suggest you to get used to the SpeedyShot Dashboard, it is easy to use even for non-technical users and can automatically generate the API requests code for you.

The dashboard does not require an API key, as you are already logged in. Any further integrations, however, will require the previously generated API key to be included in the requests.

# 4. Auto-Generate Code

SpeedyShot can auto-generate application code in a few different ways. The easiest one is to set up your custom request using the SpeedyShot Dashboard.

Once completely setup, you will find the auto-generated code at the bottom of the page. There is code available JavaScript, PHP, Curl and HTTP.

The auto-generated JavaScript code uses our own @speedyshot/capture library. This library is MIT-licensed, and you are free to manually set it up using the documentation in the readme, or to use it using the auto-generated code.

✴️ Thanks to it being a TypeScript library, it is easier to find out which options can be set up with SpeedyShot.

# 5. Use SpeedyShot Service

Now that everything is clear, you are ready to use our service, either manually or through your custom software.

You can use SpeedyShot to make fabulous new software, or complete your own software and focus on your core business.

The SpeedyShot Dashboard does not require an API key, but any custom integrations, or HTTP calls will require this API key, see the following guide for more info.

API Authentication

../api/#authentication

You can always follow the amount of credits you have left from your dashboard.