# Quick Start

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**Good to know:** A quick start guide can be good to help folks get up and running with your API in a few steps. Some people prefer diving in with the basics rather than meticulously reading every page of documentation!
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## Get your API keys

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

You can generate an API key from your Dashboard at any time.

API keys must be passed as an HTTP header using the **x-yoyo-key** key. We recommend that you don't expose your API key in your client app. They are meant to be used from backend servers.

## User Agent

All API requests **MUST** include a valid *User-Agent* header key-value pair. Requests without a valid User-Agent header will be rejected.

We request that you use the name of your application, for the User-Agent header key-value pair. This allows us to identify your API requests properly and contact you if there are problems.

Here's an example:

```
User-Agent: App-Name
```

cURL and Postman send a valid User-Agent header key-value pair by default. If you do not provide a valid User-Agent header via cURL (or via an alternative client), you will receive an HTTP status code **403** response.


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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://docs.yoyo.do/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.