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# Quick Start

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### Get your key

Open [FLASH Terminal](https://flash.im/terminal), click **Get API**, and sign in with Google. Your key is issued immediately.

<figure><img src="/files/lAA8QYxuHUu8kOGpqM2C" alt=""><figcaption><p>Get API button and API key modal in FLASH Terminal</p></figcaption></figure>
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### Make your first call

```
GET https://api.flash.im/v1/news?category=crypto&lang=en
X-API-Key: sk_live_...
```

The response is the latest crypto news as JSON. Every item arrives with the full analysis attached: see [News Item Fields](/docs/api-reference/news-item-fields.md) for what each field carries.
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One sign-in, no approval step. The key works against every endpoint in these docs.
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## Next steps

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-newspaper" style="color:$primary;">:newspaper:</i></h4></td><td><h4>News Feed API</h4><p>The stream you just called, with filters.</p></td><td><a href="/pages/FaSGGOl6CSP0t71WWh7l">/pages/FaSGGOl6CSP0t71WWh7l</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-ranking-star" style="color:$primary;">:ranking-star:</i></h4></td><td><h4>Top News API</h4><p>The ranked Top 10 per category.</p></td><td><a href="/pages/8d7897a648fcd91cdfe61c6055c3fc9a2774e089">/pages/8d7897a648fcd91cdfe61c6055c3fc9a2774e089</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-bullseye-arrow" style="color:$primary;">:bullseye-arrow:</i></h4></td><td><h4>Match API</h4><p>Attach news to your contracts and assets.</p></td><td><a href="/pages/fb922e107b31a3e9e9fcf81410029e993b0a9afc">/pages/fb922e107b31a3e9e9fcf81410029e993b0a9afc</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-image-stack" style="color:$primary;">:image-stack:</i></h4></td><td><h4>NewsCover API</h4><p>Covers for your own news.</p></td><td><a href="/pages/amPwTMXAWAFwgf05oh5T">/pages/amPwTMXAWAFwgf05oh5T</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-arrows-rotate" style="color:$primary;">:arrows-rotate:</i></h4></td><td><h4>Incremental Fetching</h4><p>Poll without missing or re-reading anything.</p></td><td><a href="/pages/GOsCcQH6WcYMzCI3IFDU">/pages/GOsCcQH6WcYMzCI3IFDU</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-wireless" style="color:$primary;">:wireless:</i></h4></td><td><h4>RSS Feed</h4><p>The same news as an open feed, no key.</p></td><td><a href="/pages/Azej81E83rZsuLlnExlQ">/pages/Azej81E83rZsuLlnExlQ</a></td></tr></tbody></table>