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title: Start here
description: Make your first search, keep your key secure and move from test to live access.
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# Start here

The API base URL is `https://play.fellowverse.app`. Every endpoint uses a bearer key held on your server.

## Your first integration

:::steps
### Make a test request
Follow the [quickstart](/start/quickstart) to create a free test key and search for a passage.
### Connect your backend
Read [authentication](/start/authentication) and the [server relay guide](/guides/server-relay).
### Check the limits
Test accounts have [daily allowances](/start/limits). Live keys have separate per-minute limits.
### Move to live access
The account owner can [request live access](/start/go-live) in the developer console.
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