Completing the onboarding activation checklist

The Start Here page is the first thing you see when you open your G8KEPR dashboard. It walks you through a 4-step activation checklist that takes you from a fresh account to sending your first protected API request and exploring your workspace.

What's on the Start Here page

When you land on your dashboard, the Start Here page shows three things at a glance:

• ▸Your current plan and tier
• ▸Your API usage this month, shown as a color-coded progress bar that changes color as you approach your limit
• ▸The 4-step activation checklist that tracks your onboarding progress

Below the checklist, a grid of launcher cards links you to the core areas of the dashboard, and a ready-to-run curl example helps you make your first call.

The 4 activation steps

Each step is marked complete automatically as you go — there's nothing to check off by hand.

1. 1.Account created — Done the moment you sign up. This step is already complete when you first arrive.
2. 2.Generate an API key — Create a key so your applications can authenticate with G8KEPR. See Creating your first API key for the full walkthrough.
3. 3.Make your first request — Send a request through G8KEPR using your new key. The Start Here page includes a copy-ready snippet so you don't have to write it from scratch — copy the exact command shown there and drop in your API key:

# Use the exact snippet shown on your Start Here page
curl https://app.g8kepr.com/api/v1/<endpoint> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Once your first request is received, this step marks itself complete.

1. 1.Explore the dashboard — Open one of the launcher cards to visit a core dashboard area, such as your security overview or threat activity. Visiting completes the final step.

After you finish

Once all four steps are complete, your account is fully activated and every dashboard area reflects real traffic flowing through G8KEPR.

Need a hand with any step? Reach out through the Help Center and we'll get you moving.