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

# Quick Start

## Prerequisites

First, make sure you have the prerequisites described in [Prerequisites](/quick-start/prerequisites.md)

## Send a WhatsApp template message

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

You can generate an API key from your Dashboard at any time.

{% content-ref url="/pages/sMpfX4tN5feDoCzd9bxi" %}
[Send template message](/message-api/message-service-api/messageservice/send-template-message.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Send a WhatsApp session message

A regular message consists of simply a textual message.

{% content-ref url="/pages/3E5Tm2IRMbs5E8VEGH0F" %}
[Send WhatsApp session message](/quick-start/send-whatsapp-session-message.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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