# API quick start guide

This API Quick Start Guide provide a step-by-step for getting started on the Investec's banking API and covers:

* 🔑 [How to get your Investec API keys](https://investec.gitbook.io/programmable-banking-community-wiki/get-started/api-quick-start-guide/how-to-get-your-api-keys) 
* 👤 [How to authenticate and test your keys](https://investec.gitbook.io/programmable-banking-community-wiki/get-started/api-quick-start-guide/how-to-authenticate)
* 🏦 [How to programmatically retrieve information from an Investec account](https://investec.gitbook.io/programmable-banking-community-wiki/get-started/api-quick-start-guide/how-to-get-your-transaction-history)
* 💸 [How to programmatically initiate banking transactions](https://investec.gitbook.io/programmable-banking-community-wiki/get-started/api-quick-start-guide/how-to-make-a-payment)

We recommend that you fork the community-contributed [**Postman Collection**](https://www.postman.com/investec-open-api/workspace/programmable-banking/overview) and use it as you follow along in the guide. Let’s get started!

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**Pro-Tip:** The Postman collection includes both:

 🏦 Private Banking APIs

 🧰 Corporate Investment Banking (CIB) APIs
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If you need any assistance, you are always welcome to reach out to the [Slack community](https://investec-dev-com.slack.com/archives/C05M7DZD0B1).

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**Share a screenshot of your 200 with us** **on** [**Slack**](https://investec-dev-com.slack.com/archives/C05MFMYUPE2) **when you’re up and running!**
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