# Making your first API request

#### Prerequisites

* JamAI Base account: [sign up ](https://jamai.us.auth0.com/u/signup?state=hKFo2SBuZk1mVHZlNXhjRHEteHBjdGkwVUVsQ2RxU3M3MnAxY6Fur3VuaXZlcnNhbC1sb2dpbqN0aWTZIFFiamtaS3k2OUw4QUExY0dEZndYZGZxeFNaalJvaVFio2NpZNkgNGR5YUhDc3UwcEZ5Zzh0S2Rtc1ZjV0N2eGw1N1JibnI)
* A project and its project ID: Create a new project
* Personal Access Token (PAT): Generate in Account Settings (can be global or scoped to a project) 

#### Getting Started

1\) Create a Personal Access Token (PAT) 

Create a PAT with the scopes your role needs. You may: 

* Scope to a specific project (recommended for least privilege), or
* Leave unscoped to use the PAT across all projects.

Include the PAT on every request using Bearer auth: 

```
Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_PAT> 
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Using our API reference doc/ Swagger UI? Paste your PAT into the Bearer token field.
{% endhint %}

2\) Get project information (quick smoke test)&#x20;

This call returns project metadata, including LLM token usage and DB storage usage. It also verifies your PAT and project\_id.

```
curl --request GET \
     --url 'https://api.jamaibase.com/api/v2/projects?project_id=<project_id>' \
     --header 'Authorization: Bearer <your PAT>' \
     --header 'accept: application/json'
```

Expected results&#x20;

* 200 OK — Project details returned (includes usage fields).
* 422 Unprocessable Entity — Validation error (e.g., missing/invalid project\_id).


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