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

# 🔌 Getting Started

> Learn how to make your first API requests using the DebtWise API.

Learn how to make your first API requests using the DebtWise API.

## Get access

There are two different environments in DebtWise: staging and production. We are going to use the staging environment in this tutorial.

DebtWise uses bearer tokens to authorize requests. To get a token, you need to send a request to [support@debt-wise.com](mailto:support@debt-wise.com) with your company details.

## Make an initial request

After you have received a token, you can confirm everything is up and running. Open a command prompt and enter the following command (change Authorization header value with your token):

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://staging.debt-wise.com/api/ping \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "API-Version: 2024-07-01" \
  -d '{"payload": "DebtWise is 🤘"}'
```

The response should be what you sent in the payload:

> DebtWise is 🤘

## What next

Congratulations! 🎉 You have completed the setup.

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