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

# Quickstart

> From audio file to clinical note in one request.

The fastest path: send a complete recording and get the note back.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Verify your key">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl https://api.recnote.ai/api/v1/ping \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $RECNOTE_API_KEY"
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send audio, get a note">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl -X POST https://api.recnote.ai/api/v1/notes \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $RECNOTE_API_KEY" \
      -F "file=@consultation.wav" \
      -F "language=sv"
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Read the response">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "transcript": "Patienten söker för...",
      "note": {
        "cause": "...",
        "subjective": "...",
        "objective": "...",
        "assessment": "...",
        "plan": "...",
        "diagnoses": ["..."],
        "combined": "..."
      }
    }
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Next:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Full-file flow" icon="file-audio" href="/guides/full-file">
    Details, supported formats, transcript-only.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Chunked flow" icon="layer-group" href="/guides/chunked">
    Stream audio while recording is ongoing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Custom templates" icon="table-list" href="/guides/templates">
    Shape the note to your own sections.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API reference" icon="code" href="/api/notes">
    Every endpoint, parameter and field.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>