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title: "Get started"
description: "Create an API key, authenticate, and send your first message."
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> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dev.messageport.com.au/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get started

New to the MessagePort API? Work through these pages in order.

1. [Quickstart](/get-started/quickstart/): create an API key and send your first SMS.
2. [Authentication](/get-started/authentication/): how API keys and Basic authentication work.
3. [Testing](/get-started/testing/): test numbers you can send to without sending a real SMS.

Source: https://dev.messageport.com.au/get-started/index.mdx