# How to connect to the monday.com API

## Before you start, you’ll need:

- A monday.com account ([you can create one here](https://auth.monday.com/users/sign_up_new?developer=true#soft_signup_from_step)). 

## Do your first API call

- Connect your Monday account through [Vault](https://platform.apideck.com/vault) with a test session.

- To test the access token, make a query to get your [`Account information`](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/docs/account) endpoint using the [Proxy API](https://developers.apideck.com/apis/proxy/reference).

```
curl --location --request GET 'https://unify.apideck.com/proxy' \
--header 'x-apideck-consumer-id: test-consumer' \
--header 'x-apideck-app-id: {APIDECK_APP_ID}' \
--header 'x-apideck-service-id: monday' \
--header 'x-apideck-downstream-url: https://api.monday.com/v2' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {APIDECK_API_KEY}'
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"query":"{\n  account {\n    id\n    logo\n    name\n    plan {\n      period\n      tier\n    }\n    tier\n  }\n}","variables":{}}'
```

## Start building with the monday.com API

Learn what else you can [build with the monday.com API](https://developer.monday.com/).

Interested in a personalized demo? [Let us know](https://www.apideck.com/demo-request?from=guide).