# Getting started

> Add a domain, set its DNS records, create an API key and send your first message with Sendaloo.

Source: https://v1.sendaloo.io/docs/getting-started/

## 1. Request access

[Request access](../../request-access/) and we write back by email when your seat is ready.

## 2. Add a domain

In the dashboard open **Domains**, type the domain your app sends from, such as `mail.yourdomain.com`, and press Add.

## 3. Set the DNS records

Sendaloo lists the records to set: DKIM keys, a sending subdomain and a policy record. Set them where your DNS is managed. The domain shows verified once they are in place.

## 4. Create a key

Open **API keys**, name it and choose sending only or full access. The key is shown once: copy it then.

## 5. Send

Send with the API using your key as a bearer token. The routes are Resend's, so most code only changes its base URL.