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

# Quickstart

> Make your first authenticated request to the Bosscart API.

This guide shows how to authenticate and retrieve contacts from your Bosscart website.

## 1. Get your API key

Open your website settings and go to **Applications** > **API Key**.

Keep the key private. The API key grants access to website data and should only be used from trusted server-side code.

## 2. Choose your domain

Use your website domain in the API base URL:

```text theme={null}
https://{domain}/api/site
```

For example, if your website domain is `store.example.com`, the contacts endpoint is:

```text theme={null}
https://store.example.com/api/site/contacts
```

## 3. Send a request

```bash theme={null}
curl "https://store.example.com/api/site/contacts?limit=10&skip=0" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "User-Agent: BosscartDocsExample/1.0"
```

The response returns a paginated list:

```json theme={null}
{
  "items": [],
  "totalCount": 0,
  "limit": 10,
  "skip": 0
}
```

## 4. Explore endpoints

<Card title="View endpoints" href="/endpoints">
  Review generated endpoint docs and test requests in the interactive playground.
</Card>