# Quickstart

Source: https://musicnerd-docs.vercel.app/quickstart

Make your first request to the Music Nerd API.

## Check the API is up

The health endpoint needs no credentials:

```bash
curl https://musicnerd-api.vercel.app/api/health
```

```json
{ "status": "ok" }
```

## Call an endpoint for an artist

Endpoints that change an artist need the artist's claimant (or an admin) signed in. Music Nerd signs requests with the user's access token, sent as a Bearer token:

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://musicnerd-api.vercel.app/api/artist/YOUR_ARTIST_ID/research/refresh \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
```

Copy your token at [musicnerd.net/access](https://musicnerd.net/access) after signing in. [Authentication](https://musicnerd-docs.vercel.app/authentication) has the steps.

> **Tip**
> Every reference page has a 
> 
> **Try it**
> 
>  panel. Paste a token once and it is kept in that browser tab until you close it.