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Source: https://docs.microblink.com/verify/quick-start
Title: Cloud quick start
Description: Quick start guide to verify document authenticity using BlinkID Verify cloud API
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# Cloud quick start

This quick start guide will help you send a few images of documents to the Verify cloud API, and get verification back.
It should take no more than a **few minutes**.

We'll use the US East region for this quick start, but you can use any of the [supported regions](/verify/regions).

:::info[Testing]
Even though we **strongly recommend** using [a client-side SDK](/verify/client-side-sdk/verify-sdk), for the purposes of this quick-start guide, **we will use the API directly**.
This is a great way to test the API and understand how it works before integrating it into your application.
:::

If you have an API key, [make a request](/verify/making-a-request).

If you don't have an API key, here's how you can [get one](/verify/api-key).

:::info[Looking for the Verify SDK quick start?]
Each platform the SDK is available in has its own documentation.
They're listed [here](/verify/client-side-sdk).
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