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

# Quickstart

> Get an API key and issue your first deposit address, in test mode.

This walks through the shortest path to seeing money flow through Dexxify: create a business, grab a test API key, create a deposit account, and issue a deposit address.

## 1. Create your Dexxify account

Sign up at [dexxify.com](https://www.dexxify.com) and create a business. Every business starts in **test mode** — no real funds move until you switch to live.

## 2. Get a test API key

From your dashboard, go to **Developers → API Keys** and create a key. Test keys are prefixed `dex_test_...`, live keys `dex_live_...`. Store it somewhere safe — the full key is only shown once.

<Warning>
  Never commit an API key to source control or expose it in client-side code. Keys should only be used from your backend.
</Warning>

## 3. Create a deposit account

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://api.dexxify.com/api/v1/deposit-accounts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dex_test_xxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

Pass a `customer_id` if you've already created the customer in Dexxify; otherwise omit it and the deposit account is created standalone.

This returns a deposit account. Its `deposit_account_id` is what you'll use to issue addresses and query balances.

## 4. Issue a deposit identity

A deposit account on its own doesn't have anywhere for funds to arrive — you provision one or more **deposit identities** onto it: a static crypto address per chain, or an NGN virtual account.

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://api.dexxify.com/api/v1/deposit-accounts/{deposit_account_id}/identities \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dex_test_xxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "static_deposit_address",
    "chain": "base"
  }'
```

## 5. Watch for the deposit

Dexxify sends a webhook the moment funds land on a deposit identity — see [Webhooks](/concepts/webhooks) for how to receive and verify it.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    API key format, request signing, and environments in depth.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Send a payout" icon="arrow-up-right" href="/guides/send-a-payout">
    Move funds out — stablecoin or Naira.
  </Card>
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