> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pollo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quick Start

> Jump into using Pollo AI's API with our Quick Start guide. Learn how to get your API keys and more!

## What You Need

* A Pollo API platform account
* An API key

## Get Your API Key

<Steps>
  <Step title="Step 1">
    Sign up for Pollo AI, and then go to the [API Keys page](https://api.pollo.ai/api-keys) and click **Add Key**.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pollo-ad78a487/-d-SrmevFbNqqODN/images/20250526-120152@2x.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-d-SrmevFbNqqODN&q=85&s=f1639947ab99c391a4356bc41a75dce7" alt="" width="2002" height="660" data-path="images/20250526-120152@2x.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 2">
    Enter a unique name for your API key (duplicate names are not allowed) and click **Save**.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pollo-ad78a487/-d-SrmevFbNqqODN/images/20250515-174054@2x.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-d-SrmevFbNqqODN&q=85&s=3dda2eec1c5b2fc69386e530ba2e159c" alt="" width="770" height="286" data-path="images/20250515-174054@2x.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 3">
    On the API Keys page, click the copy icon next to your key to copy it to your clipboard.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pollo-ad78a487/-d-SrmevFbNqqODN/images/20250526-134555@2x.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-d-SrmevFbNqqODN&q=85&s=a3e42a794ff6b7041a3e03996285220d" alt="" width="3228" height="1158" data-path="images/20250526-134555@2x.png" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Configure Your HTTP Request Header

* X-API-KEY parameter: enter the app key created on our API platform.

## Generate Video

<Steps>
  <Step title="Step 1">
    **Generate video through the video generation endpoint**

    If successful, the response will return a success status and a task\_id.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 2">
    **Get video generation status**

    Fill the task\_id into the parameter of task\_id to request the video generation status.

    * **processing**: the video is still being generated.
    * **succeed**: the video generation is complete.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 3">
    **Poll video generation status**

    Continuously poll the status endpoint until the status changes to succeed. Once succeed is returned, download the video using the provided url.

    **Note**: Videos are stored for **two weeks**. Download your video promptly to avoid losing access.
  </Step>
</Steps>