# Getting Started

## 🥷 Authentication

Go to the <https://ismalicious.com/auth/login> and sign into your account.

## 🔐 Get your API keys

Your API requests are authenticated using API keys. Any request that doesn't include an API key will return an error.

You can generate new API keys pair from the [account page](https://ismalicious.com/app/account) any time.

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The best way to interact with our API is to use one of popular libraries such as:

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## 🌍  Base URL Setup

All API requests are made to the following base URL: <https://ismalicious.com/api/>

### 🚀 Request Sample

You can make requests to the isMalicious API using any HTTP client, such as `curl`, Postman, or your preferred programming language's HTTP(S) tool or library.

#### Example with curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://ismalicious.com/api/check?ip=1.41.36.173" -H "X-API-KEY: your_api_key_here"
```

Now that you know the basics, let's dive into the specific endpoints.

## Send your first check request 👇

{% content-ref url="/pages/r2xNSZbZUtn4uIJepjuH" %}
[Check ressource](/technical-docs/api-reference/check-ressource.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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# 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.ismalicious.com/getting-started.md?ask=<question>
```

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.