# Introduction
Source: https://nordvec.com/docs/guides#start-here

## Start here [#start-here]

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  <Card title="Getting started" href="/docs/guides/getting-started">
    Create an API key and run your first search in a few minutes.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Authentication" href="/docs/guides/authentication">
    Key classes, scopes, rotation and revocation.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Errors and rate limits" href="/docs/guides/errors-and-rate-limits">
    One error envelope, the rate-limit headers, and safe retries.
  </Card>
  <Card title="API reference" href="/docs/api">
    Every endpoint, generated from our OpenAPI document.
  </Card>
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