# Quick Start Guide

# Step 2: Add an Environment

You can add an environment by connecting your cloud account, or by creating an environment manually to send data manually to Baselime.

Select "Send data manually" for this quick start.

# Step 3: Send log events

Execute this cURL command to send your first log event to Baselime.

Replace BASELIME_API_KEY with the API key your got from step 2.

 terminal
curl -X 'POST' 'https://events.baselime.io/v1/logs' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $BASELIME_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-service: my-service' \
  -d '[
        {
          "message": "This is an example log event",
          "error": "TypeError: Cannot read property 'something' of undefined",
          "requestId": "6092d6f0-3bfa-4d62-9d0b-5bc7ae6518a1",
          "namespace": "https://api.domain.com/resource/{id}"
        },
        {
          "message": "This is another example log event",
          "requestId": "6092d6f0-3bfa-4d62-9d0b-5bc7ae6518a1",
          "data": {"userId": "01HBRCB38K2K4V5SDR7YC1D0ZB"},
          "duration": 127
        }
      ]'

# Step 4: Explore your data

Congratulations! Your first event should be available to query in Baselime. You can start exploring your data using the Baselime console or the Baselime CLI.

Explore how to connect various data sources to Baselime and get full-stack observability across your applications.

# Guides

Sending Data: Learn how to ingest telemetry data from your applications
Analyzing Data: Discover how to use the various interfaces provided by Baselime to analyze and understand your data

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