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

# Quickstart

> Instant REST API in under 1 minute

<Steps>
  <Step title="Generate API KEY">
    Get your [free API key here.](/api-reference/auth/overview)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a resource">
    POST any JSON object to [/api/your-resource-name](/api-reference/endpoint/create) with the api-key as header.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Done!">
    Further information how to use the API can be found in the [API Reference docs.](/api-reference/endpoint/overview)
  </Step>

  <Step icon="heart" title="Feedback & Waitlist">
    Are you missing a feature? Please use our [Feature Board](https://insigh.to/b/instant-rest-api) to add a suggestion or upvote existing features.

    Consider joining our [waitlist](/api-reference/auth/overview) to get notified when we release beta/full version.
  </Step>
</Steps>