# Welcome to the Govinity API Platform
Build with the Govinity API to integrate legislation, meetings, agendas, video, voting, and actions
into your own systems and workflows.
This developer portal is the home for everything you need to integrate with Govinity—API
references, guides, and authentication details—all in one place.
## What you can build
- Surface live legislation, agendas, and meeting data in your own apps
- Stream meeting video and voting results to citizens and stakeholders
- Subscribe to webhooks so your systems react the moment something changes in Govinity
- Automate routine government workflows with secure, programmatic access to Govinity data
## Getting started
1. **Get an API key**
Access is granted via an API key issued by Govinity — keys are provisioned by
Govinity support and scoped to the government(s) you're authorized to access.
See [Get Access](/get-access) for how to request one.
2. **Browse the API Reference**
With your key attached, the [API Reference](/api) unlocks — a full list of
available endpoints, request and response shapes, and example payloads.
3. **Make your first request**
Every request to the Govinity API is a standard HTTPS call with a bearer token.
Try the "Send Request" button on any endpoint in the reference to see it in
action.
## Need help?
If something is missing, unclear, or just plain wrong, let us know at
[support@govinity.com](mailto:support@govinity.com)—we'd rather hear about it than have you stuck.
