# Getting Started ## Step1 First you need to register and activate a test account on the **SIGNIUS Professional** Sandbox Environment. ```url https://sp-demo.signius.eu/#/login ``` ### Step 2 Please share your e-mail provided during the registration process above with us: and let us know if you want to use a certificate or an API\_KEY based authentication. {% hint style="info" %} If you want to use your own certificate, please send the generated certficate (.cer) directly to: . {% endhint %} ### Step 3 The test certificate or API\_KEY will be assigned to your test email account by our team. ### Step 4 After obtaining the development account, use **SIGNIUS API** in a test mode e.g. through POSTMAN. **Port 8970:** Communication encryption is secured by an SSL certificate, so to connect using port 8970, you need to use: **Postman:** * API\_KEY or certificate After contacting , you will receive a POSTMAN collection (which will allow you to test our API via port 8970) and all other necessary files. The POSTMAN collection contains parameters and descriptions of all API endpoints. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.signius.eu/api/getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.