# Getting Started

### **Prerequisites**

* A Cakewalk account
* Admin privileges to generate API keys
* Access to the developer settings section

### First Request Example

```http
GET /api/v1/users
Host: open-api.getcakewalk.io
X-API-KEY: api key
X-API-SECRET: api secret
```

### **Response:**

```json
{
  "data": [
{
            "id": "6c95576d-e21e-4b4b-a15f-2a3b507f44c3",
            "name": "Alice Smith",
            "email": "alice.smith@cakeacme.com",
            "statusId": 2,
            "statusName": "Invited"
        },
        {
            "id": "0a46407a-2d05-4518-add2-6a45185ed99e",
            "name": "Tom Johnson",
            "email": "tom.johnson@cakeacme.cocm",
            "statusId": 2,
            "statusName": "Invited"
        }

  ],
  "links": {

        "self": "/api/v1/OpenApiBFF/Users",
        "next": "/api/v1/OpenApiBFF/Users?cursor=cGFnZU51bWJlcj0xJnBhZ2VTaXplPTEwMA=="

  }
}
]
```

### Error Handling

Standard HTTP status codes are used:

* `200 OK`: Successful request
* `401 Unauthorized`: Invalid or missing API key
* `404 Not Found`: Resource doesn't exist
* `500 Internal Server Error`: Server-side failure


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.getcakewalk.io/open-api-and-mcp/getting-started.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

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