# Getting started

Four short pages that take you from a clean machine to a working
request and a populated dashboard:

1. [Create an account](account) — sign-up, email verification, and the
   identity model.
2. [Create your first API key](api-keys) — virtual keys, scoping, and
   safe storage.
3. [Run your first completion](first-completion) — a single `curl`
   call, what comes back, and the eco metadata.
4. [Tour the dashboard](dashboard-tour) — credit balance, usage, top
   models, and the eco impact widget.

If something doesn't work, the [FAQ](../faq) covers the questions we
hear most. For everything else, the support email is on the
[legal page](/impressum).