> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nylon.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Connect your first account
> From a new Nylon organization to a connected social profile and a published post.
Four steps take you from an empty organization to a post on a real social account. None of them need code — you can publish the first one from the dashboard and only then wire up your backend.
Open **Connections** in the sidebar and select **Nylon-managed OAuth**. Pick a network, authorize it with the provider, and the profile appears in your list.
The full walkthrough, including the networks whose flows differ, is in [Connect an account](/help/connect-an-account).
Open **Test** in the sidebar, choose the profile you just connected, write a line of text and select the publish button. This proves the connection works end to end before any of your code is involved.
See [Publish a test post](/help/test-a-post).
Open **API** in the sidebar and select **Create API key**. The key is shown once — copy it into your secret manager before closing the dialog.
See [API keys](/help/api-keys).
Send the key as a bearer token from your backend:
```bash theme={null}
curl https://api.nylon.dev/v1/profiles \
-H "Authorization: Bearer nylon_live_YOUR_API_KEY"
```
The [Quickstart](/quickstart) takes it from there: validating a post, publishing it, and handling a partial failure.
## What to set up next
Be told when a scheduled post fails or an account stops working.
Where to look when a call does not do what you expected.
Everyone in the organization shares the same connections and keys.
Your first two connected accounts are free.