> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://gateway-draft.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Let's get you started with Gateway Protocol in a few minutes.

In this JavaScript quickstart we will learn how to:

* Install the Gateway SDK
* Creating a Gateway Client
* Interacting with the Protocol for various operations

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install @gateway-dao/sdk">
    First begin by installing the `@gateway-dao/sdk` package.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash npm
      npm install @gateway-dao/sdk
      ```

      ```bash yarn
      yarn add @gateway-dao/sdk
      ```

      ```bash pnpm
      pnpm install @gateway-dao/sdk
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Setup the Gateway Client">
    You will need an API Key and Bearer token to authenticate with the Gateway Protocol.
    You can obtain these from the [Gateway Dashboard](https://sandbox.mygateway.xyz/dashboard/).

    To setup the gateway client we will authenticate with a bearer-token and a Api key as follows:

    ```ts Node.js
    import { Gateway } from "@gateway-dao/sdk";

    const gateway = new Gateway({
      apiKey: "your-api-key", // Replace with your API Key
      token: "your-token", // Replace with your Bearer Token
      url: "",
    });
    ```

    <Warning>
      Make sure you add token without "Bearer" word as we add Bearer automatically
      when you make request. Else it will give you Unauthorized error even if your
      token is correct.
    </Warning>

    <Warning>
      Do not share your authentication token with people you don’t trust. This gives
      the user control over your account and they will be able to manage PDAs (and
      more) with it. Use environment variables to keep it safe.
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Interacting with the Gateway Protocol">
    Now that we have setup the Gateway Client, we can interact with the Gateway Protocol for various operations.

    ## Create a PDA

    ```ts Node.js
    import { Gateway, UserIdentifierType } from "@gateway-dao/sdk";

    const gateway = new Gateway({
      apiKey: "your-api-key",
      token: "your-token",
      url: "https://sandbox.protocol.mygateway.xyz/graphql",
    });

    async function main() {
      try {
        let obj = {
          dataModelId: "uuid-here",
          description: "test",
          title: "test",
          claim: {
            gatewayUse: "test",
          },
          owner: {
            type: UserIdentifierType.GATEWAY_ID,
            value: "test",
          },
        };
        const { createPDA } = await gateway.pda.createPDA(obj);
        console.log(createPDA);
      } catch (error) {
        console.log(error); // Can log it for debugging
      }
    }

    main();
    ```
  </Step>

  Congratulations! You have successfully created your first PDA and Data Request Template using the Gateway Protocol SDK.
</Steps>