# Quick Start

## Get your API tokens

Your API requests are authenticated using API tokens. Any request that doesn't include an API token will return [return error 401](/reference/http-status-codes.md#unauthorized-401).

You can request your API tokens from your Evalan representative at any time. Don't know how to authenticate? Read how in the *Authentication* section.

{% content-ref url="/pages/gYMy8eifc455FqfXTwzG" %}
[Authentication](/api/authentication.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Make your first request

To make your first request, send an authenticated request to the `physical-device` endpoint. This will list all physical devices assigned to your account.

{% openapi src="/files/fukFlIeGTGGfmSpBVkRQ" path="/api/v2/physical-device" method="get" %}
[BACE API.json](https://2186022299-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FQAP1rE2NAOVH04TQmlau%2Fuploads%2F9pQVmWjuBJkB5cXuJvCS%2FBACE%20API.json?alt=media\&token=7ac4957e-ae9f-4dc1-b332-262fc080096e)
{% endopenapi %}

```
curl https://dashboard.bace-iot.com/api/v2/physical-device
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ab183f15bd437fbdb8a1235be0f3b784729d737d"
```


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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.bace-iot.com/quick-start.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.