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

# Quickstart

> Get started with KonbiniAPI in under a minute. Create an account, grab your API key, and make your first request to fetch social media data.

<Tip>
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</Tip>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get your API key">
    Sign up at [app.konbiniapi.com](https://app.konbiniapi.com) and copy your API key.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make your first request">
    Fetch a TikTok user profile:

    ```bash theme={null}
    curl https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/tiktok/users/khaby.lame \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer knbn_your_api_key"
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get the response">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "@context": [
        "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#",
        "https://konbiniapi.com/ns/social#"
      ],
      "type": "Person",
      "id": "https://www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame",
      "name": "Khabane lame",
      "preferredUsername": "khaby.lame",
      "followerCount": 162400000,
      "isVerified": true
    }
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Response format" icon="brackets-curly" href="/getting-started/response-format">
    Learn how responses are structured.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Credits" icon="coins" href="/getting-started/credits">
    See how credits are consumed.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pagination" icon="forward" href="/getting-started/pagination">
    Navigate through large result sets.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API reference" icon="code" href="/reference/api/overview">
    Explore all available endpoints.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>