> ## 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.

# Welcome

> One API for publishing, the inbox and analytics across every connected social account.

# One API for every social platform

Nylon gives your application a single, consistent API for social accounts. Your users connect their accounts through Nylon, and your backend works against one contract instead of one integration per network.

The product has three pillars. Each has a fixed colour and icon throughout these docs, so you always know which one you are reading about.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Publishing" icon="send" href="/publishing">
    Post to every connected network from one request. **Live on 12 networks.**
  </Card>

  <Card title="Inbox" icon="message-circle" href="/inbox">
    Read and reply to DMs and comments. **Live on Facebook and Instagram.**
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics" icon="chart-column" href="/analytics">
    Normalised metrics on one schema. **In build — not yet available.**
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  Only functionality marked live is callable today. Endpoint reference is currently limited to [`GET /v1/profiles`](/api-reference/list-profiles) — see [API reference](/api-reference) for exactly what ships in these docs.
</Note>

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect an account">
    Add social accounts from the [Nylon Connections](https://app.nylon.dev/connections) page. Nylon owns the OAuth app, the refresh cycle and the re-auth prompt.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an API key">
    Create a key from the [API page](https://app.nylon.dev/api) and store it in your secret manager.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Call the API">
    Send the key as a bearer token from your backend.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Start building

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Make your first request and list your connected accounts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    Create, store and send Nylon API keys.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connections" icon="plug" href="/connections">
    Connected accounts, supported networks and connection statuses.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Errors" icon="triangle-alert" href="/errors">
    One error taxonomy across every network.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>