# Get Started

1) Read this documentation.

2) [Sign up for a trial account in our test environment](https://app.test.makeplans.net/client/new){:target="_blank"}

3) Go to Setup -> Integrations -> API. Enable the API and get the API-key.

4) Profit.

When your integration is ready to be released you can sign up for a [real account](https://app.makeplans.com/client/new){:target="_blank"}.

Limitations of the test environment:
* SMS reminders are not triggered.
* Very low SMS quota.
* Requests may run slower.
* Bugs may occur during roll out of new features to be tested.
* Lower uptime.
* All financial transactions such as Stripe are performed in their respective test/sandbox environment. Other integrations are performed against real production accounts unless the integration offers a test environment.