# Quickstart

This guide walks you through setting up your environment and making a single API call to list the models in your workspace.

## What you need

1. An **API token** -- request one from the Rekord team.
2. A terminal with `curl` installed.

## Set up your environment

Export your API token so the examples below work as-is:

```bash
export REKORD_API_TOKEN="<your-api-token>"
```

## Make your first request

Call `GET /models` to list the data model schemas in your workspace:

```bash
curl -s https://api.rekordsoftware.com/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REKORD_API_TOKEN"
```

A successful response returns a paginated list of models:

```json
{
  "models": [
    {
      "modelId": "01957c3a-4b2e-7f8a-9c1d-3e5f7a9b0d2e",
      "name": "Applicant",
      "description": "Individual applicant details",
      "status": "active",
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-02-20T14:45:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "nextCursor": "eyJsYXN0SWQiOiIwMTk1N2MzYS00YjJlIn0",
  "hasNextPage": true
}
```

If you receive a `200` status code with a JSON body like the one above, your token and environment are working correctly.

## Next steps

* [Core Concepts](https://docs.rekordsoftware.com/rekord-api/core-concepts) -- understand models, records, contributions, and how the resolution pipeline works.
* [Authentication](https://docs.rekordsoftware.com/rekord-api/authentication) -- learn about token types, scopes, and permissions.
* [API Reference](https://docs.rekordsoftware.com/rekord-api/api-reference) -- browse the full list of endpoints.


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