# Quickstart

The best way to get started with the Violet Checkout API is to work your way through the subsequent pages. You will complete each of the following:

1. Logging into the Violet API
2. Viewing Merchants connected to your app
3. Finding Products (we call them offers) and SKUs
4. Adding SKUs to a cart
5. Completing a checkout

Navigate to 'Create a Violet Application' in the left nav to get started.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.violet.io/prism/overview.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.
