# Getting started

- [Acquire your API key](/getting-started/acquire-your-api-key.md): Bloodbath APIs use API keys to authenticate requests.
- [Schedule your first event](/getting-started/schedule-your-first-event.md): Learn how to schedule your first event in less than 5 minutes
- [Being on the beta release](/getting-started/being-on-the-beta-release.md): You're currently on an early release of Bloodbath.