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

# Getting started

Sign in, learn the dashboard, and recognise the patterns you see on every screen. About ten minutes.

## Before you start

* **An invitation.** Your Org Admin has invited you and you have accepted it, which sets your password (or SSO) and your API Provider or Portal Admin role.
* **Your marketplace URL.** Written here as `<your-portal-domain>`; your production URL is whatever your Org Admin shared.
* **A current browser.** Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari on desktop.

## Your first day in four steps

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### Sign in

Open `<your-portal-domain>`, click **Login** in the top-right, and enter your email and password or your SSO identity. You land on the admin dashboard.
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### Read the dashboard

Five tiles summarise everything: API Health, Recent Governance Scans, Gateway Connections, Recent Subscriptions, and Quick Actions. Each tile links into the screen that owns the data.
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### Learn the sidebar

Every task starts in one of four groups: **API MANAGEMENT**, **ADMINISTRATION**, **SETTINGS**, **ORGANISATION**.
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### Recognise the patterns

Status badges (Draft, Published, Pending), the search-and-filter bar on every list, the per-row action menu, and breadcrumbs repeat across the console.
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**Next.** Understand the platform in [Concepts](/marketplace/concepts/concept-foundations.md), then configure each surface with the [How-to guides](/marketplace/how-to-guides/features.md), starting with [Gateway connections](/marketplace/how-to-guides/features/feat-gateway-connections.md).
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