Quickstart
This guide will get you all set up and ready to use the Shopmonkey API. We'll cover how to get started using one of our API clients and how to make your first API request. We'll also look at where to go next to find all the information you need to take full advantage of our powerful REST API.
Choose your client
Before making your first API request, you need to pick which API client you will use. For all the examples in this documentation, we'll use the cURL command line tool.
# cURL is most likely already installed on your machine
curl --version
Making your first API request
Before you start making API requests from examples in the documentation, you will need to set the environment variable SM_TOKEN. All the examples in this documentation assume this variable is already set in your environment.
After setting your API key, you are ready to make your first call to the Shopmonkey API. Below, you can see how to send a GET request to the User endpoint to get information about your logged in account.
curl https://api.shopmonkey.cloud/v3/user/me \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${SM_TOKEN}"
If successful, you will get a JSON object for the user associated with your API key.
Read the docs for the User endpointWhat's next?
Great, you're now set up with an API client and have made your first request to the API. Here are a few links that might be handy as you explore how to use the Shopmonkey API: