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

# Quickstart

## Quickstart

Use the endpoint documented in the selected sport space.

### 1. Set request values

Replace `{endpoint}`, `{user}`, and `{secret}` with the corresponding values.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Do not send real credentials in client-side code.
{% endhint %}

```bash
curl "https://api.thesports.com/{endpoint}?user={user}&secret={secret}"
```

* `{endpoint}` is a documented sport-specific API endpoint.
*  `{user}` and `{secret}` are your credentials.

### 2. Check the response

A minimal successful response contains `code: 0` and `results`.

```json
{
  "code": 0,
  "results": []
}
```

An empty `results` value can be valid. It is not an error.

### Next steps

Confirm credential access in [Authentication](/get-started/authentication.md). Then review [HTTP API](/integration/http-api.md) before integrating an API endpoint.


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