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

# Quickstart

> Create an API key and authenticate your first request.

<Note>
  The PixGlory v1 API is in active development. This page covers authentication today. The
  full endpoint reference will populate the **API Reference** tab once the API ships.
</Note>

## Create an API key

API keys are owned by your organization, not by you personally. Create one from your
PixGlory dashboard's [API keys page](https://pixglory.com/pix/account/api-keys). Owners and
admins can create and revoke keys; every member of the organization can see the list (keys
are shown masked after creation).

Give the key a name you will recognize later, such as the script or integration it is for.

<Warning>
  Your key is shown in full only once, right after you create it. Store it somewhere safe.
  PixGlory cannot show it to you again, only revoke it.
</Warning>

## Authenticate a request

Send your key in the `Authorization` header, as a bearer token:

```
Authorization: Bearer pxg_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
```

A request with no `Authorization` header, or with a key that is invalid, expired, or
revoked, is rejected before it reaches anything else.

## What's next

The full `/api/v1` reference (endpoints, request and response shapes, rate limits, and
error codes) lands in the **API Reference** tab once the API ships. Until then, this page is
the whole story.

If you are connecting a live site rather than writing a script, see
[Set up a custom domain](/guides/custom-domains) once you have your key.