> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.datagrid.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Start using Datagrid in under 5 minutes

Datagrid lets you ingest data from 100+ connectors and build AI Agents on top of it.

## Get your API Key

Head over to the [Datagrid console](https://app.datagrid.com/chats?at=chats\&st=api_keys\&redirect_url=chats?at=chats%26st=api_keys) to claim your API key.
Once you've claimed your API key, export it as an environment variable.

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  ```bash macOS / Linux theme={null}
  export DATAGRID_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
  ```

  ```bash Windows theme={null}
  setx DATAGRID_API_KEY "your_api_key_here"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Install the SDK

We offer incredibly easy-to-use client SDKs for [Python](https://github.com/DatagridAI/datagrid-python) and [Typescript/Javascript](https://github.com/DatagridAI/datagrid-node)

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  pip install datagrid_ai
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  npm install datagrid-ai
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Make your first request

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os
  from datagrid_ai import Datagrid

  client = Datagrid(
    # This is the default and can be omitted
    api_key=os.environ.get("DATAGRID_API_KEY"), 
  )

  response = client.converse(
    prompt="Hello world!",
  )

  print(response.content[0].text)
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  import Datagrid from 'datagrid-ai';

  const client = new Datagrid({
    // This is the default and can be omitted
    apiKey: process.env['DATAGRID_API_KEY'], 
  });

  const response = await client.converse({ prompt: 'Hello world!' });

  console.log(response.content[0].text);
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Rate limits

API endpoints are rate-limited per teamspace over a 60-second sliding window. The default limit is 200 requests, but some endpoints enforce stricter limits. Every response includes `X-RateLimit-Limit` and `X-RateLimit-Remaining` so you can monitor usage. See the [Rate Limits](/api-reference/rate-limits) page for details on tiers, headers, 429 responses, and retry best practices.