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# Get started

To configure this API for the first time:

* Before you can use this API, you need to [Create authentication credentials](https://techdocs.akamai.com/developer/docs/set-up-authentication-credentials).

* To enable this API, choose the API service named **SLA API**, and set the access level to **READ-WRITE**.

When using this API, you will likely need to know:

* Your property's hostnames

* Your property's origin settings

* The A-records in your DNS registration

* Information from the Service-Level Agreement included with your purchase contract

# Sibling pages

* [Service-Level Agreement API](https://techdocs.akamai.com/sla/reference/api.md)
* [API summary](https://techdocs.akamai.com/sla/reference/api-summary.md)
* [agentGroupId values](https://techdocs.akamai.com/sla/reference/agentgroupid-values.md)
* [Rate limits](https://techdocs.akamai.com/sla/reference/rate-limits.md)
* [Errors](https://techdocs.akamai.com/sla/reference/api-errors.md)