# Getting started

To start using the Apentis API:

1. **Request API access** from your Apentis contact or via [Apentis support](mailto:support@apentis.eu)
2. Receive your **test environment credentials** and **Bearer token**
3. Use the `/v1.1/business-relations` endpoint to onboard your first client
4. Test other endpoints with your own sandbox data

### Base URLs

The Apentis API is available in multiple environments depending on:

* Hosting location (Luxembourg or Switzerland)
* Environment type (Production or Test)

Each client receives access to the environment corresponding to their contractual hosting setup.<br>

Each client receives access to the environment corresponding to their contractual hosting setup.

| Environment   | URL                            | Purpose                                 |
| ------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| Production LU | `https://riskquadrant.com/api` | Live system (Luxembourg hosted clients) |
| Production CH | `https://riskquadrant.ch/api`  | Live system (Swiss hosted clients)      |
| Test          | `https://rq-test.com/api`      | Sandbox for integration                 |

See [Environments & Authentication](/apentis-api/environments-and-authentification.md) for full setup instructions.


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# 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://apentis.gitbook.io/apentis-api/getting-started.md?ask=<question>
```

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.