# Quick Start

## Sign Up!

<a href="https://app.mindee.com/signup?utm_source=docs" class="button primary" data-icon="user-plus">Sign Up to Mindee</a>

You can sign up and connect using your Google or Github account.

You can also create an account using good old-fashioned email and password.

## Create a Model

The quickest way is to use a predefined model by selecting one from the catalog.

If there are no pre-built models that suit your needs, you can:

* [Modify a model from the catalog](/getting-started/defining-a-model.md#from-an-existing-model)
* [Create your own model from scratch](/getting-started/defining-a-model.md#from-scratch)

## Test the Model

Be sure to make at least one test on a document, using the [Live Test](/models/live-test.md) feature.

If it doesn't work as expected, you can modify the Data Schema, as explained in [Models Overview](/models/models-overview.md#modifying-your-data-schema).

## Create an API Key

On the left-hand menu of the Mindee Platform, click [**API Keys**](https://app.mindee.com/api-keys) and create a new key.

## Send a File or URL

You can easily send a file or an URL using one of our officially-supported [Client Libraries / SDKs](/integrations/client-libraries-sdk.md).

For a quick introduction and ready to use code samples, check out the [Extraction Quick Start](/extraction-models/sdk-integration/quick-start.md) section.

## Process the Result

You'll need some way of importing the JSON structure and manipulating it.

For quick testing, we recommend to [Response Processing](/integrations/client-libraries-sdk/process-the-response.md) using our client libraries.

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