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Quick Start Guide

Go from zero to your first compliance screening in under 5 minutes. This guide walks you through everything step by step.

Step 1: Create Your Account & Get Credentials

1 minute

Sign up at compliancegrid.ai, then go to the Developer Portal to create your client credentials and a sandbox API key. Sandbox calls are free — no credit card required.

  1. 1Visit www.compliancegrid.ai/register and create your account (or sign in with Google/GitHub)
  2. 2Go to Dashboard → Developer Portal
  3. 3Your Client ID (cg_client_...) is created automatically
  4. 4Click "Create Sandbox Key" to generate an API key (starts with cg_sk_)
  5. 5Copy the key immediately — it won't be shown again
.env
# Save your credentials as environment variables
export CG_CLIENT_ID="cg_client_your_client_id_here"
export CG_API_KEY="cg_sk_your_sandbox_key_here"

Your sandbox key (cg_sk_...) returns mock data so you can test without costs. Production keys (cg_pk_...) access real government data. Sandbox keys route to sandbox.api.compliancegrid.ai automatically.