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

# Quickstart

> Make your first Relaybase API request

Get up and running with Relaybase in three steps.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an account">
    [Sign in or request Beta access](/getting-started/create-account) to the Relaybase dashboard.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an API key">
    [Generate an API key](/getting-started/create-api-key) from the dashboard. Copy it immediately, it's only shown once.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Validate an email">
    Call the single-validation endpoint with your API key:

    ```bash theme={null}
    curl -X POST https://api.tryrelaybase.com/v1/email/single-validate \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer rb_key_<token>" \
      -H "Accept: application/json" \
      -d '{"email": "user@example.com"}'
    ```

    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "data": {
        "is_valid": true,
        "status": "valid",
        "score": 85,
        "reason": "Mailbox verified via SMTP"
      },
      "message": "result",
      "status": 200,
      "success": true
    }
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Card title="Validate an Email" icon="envelope" href="/api-reference/email/single-validation">
  See the full request and response reference for single email validation.
</Card>