# Get Started ### Introduction Skool is an incredible community platform that many of us have grown to love over the past few years. As both an active Skooler and Developer, I've consistently found myself wanting to automate various community management tasks - from streamlining onboarding workflows to scheduling posts and managing members. If you're reading this documentation, you likely share that same frustration: Skool's native features are powerful, but they don't always integrate seamlessly with external tools or support the level of automation that modern community builders need. That's exactly why SkoolAPI exists. Our mission is to bridge this gap by providing developers and community managers with programmatic access to Skool's core functionality. While we're still in the early stages of development and our endpoint coverage is limited, we're committed to expanding our API based on real user needs and feedback. ### Authentication SkoolAPI uses API key authentication to secure all endpoints. Every request must include your unique API secret in the request headers. **Required Header** ``` X-Api-Secret: your_api_secret_here ``` **Getting Your API Key** 1. Log into your [Skool API Dashboard](https://skoolapi.com/dashboard) 2. Navigate to the "API Keys" section 3. Generate a new API key or copy your existing one 4. Store this key securely, it provides full access to your Skool account --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.skoolapi.com/get-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.