> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.mindee.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.mindee.com/getting-started/quickstart.md).

# Quick Start

## Sign Up!

<a href="https://app.mindee.com/signup?utm_source=docs" class="button primary" data-icon="user-plus">Sign Up to Mindee</a>

You can sign up and connect using your Google or Github account.

You can also create an account using good old-fashioned email and password.

## Create a Model

The quickest way is to create a model from a template in the catalog.

If there are no model templates that exactly fit your needs, you can:

* [Modify a model from the catalog](/getting-started/defining-a-model.md#from-an-existing-model)
* [Create your own model from scratch](/getting-started/defining-a-model.md#from-scratch)

## Test the Model

Be sure to make at least one test on a document, using the [Live Test feature](/models/live-test.md).

If it doesn't work as expected, modify the Data Schema, as explained in: [Models Overview](/models/models-overview.md#modifying-your-data-schema).

## Create an API Key

On the left-hand menu of the Mindee Platform, click [**API Keys**](https://app.mindee.com/settings?tab=api-keys) and create a new key.

## Send a File or URL

You can easily send a file or an URL using one of our [officially-supported SDKs](/extraction-models/sdk-integration.md).

For a quick introduction and ready to use code samples, check: [Extraction Quick Start](/extraction-models/sdk-integration/quick-start.md).

## Process the Result

You'll need some way of importing the JSON structure and manipulating it.

For quick testing, we recommend to using the [CLI feature](/integrations/client-libraries-sdk/command-line-tools-cli.md) of our client libraries.

{% @supademo/embed url="<https://app.supademo.com/demo/cmewtri4u8939v9kqh3q6u1g7>" demoId="cmewtri4u8939v9kqh3q6u1g7" %}


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