# Dashboard Tour

Source: https://docs.scrappey.com/docs/getting-started/dashboard-tour

> Everything you need to make your first request — your API key, your balance, a request builder, and your logs — lives in the dashboard at [app.scrappey.com](https://app.scrappey.com).

The screenshots on this page come from a demo account, so the key and figures
shown are placeholders rather than real values.

## Where to Find Your API Key

Your API key is on the **Overview** page, in the card labelled *API Key*. Use
the **Copy** button rather than selecting the text by hand — the field is
truncated on narrow screens and a partial key produces a confusing `401` later.

![The Scrappey dashboard Overview page, with the API Key card on the left showing a Copy button, the balance in the middle, and Quick Start on the right](/screenshots/panel-overview.png)

Every request you send carries this key, so treat it like a password:

- Keep it out of client-side code, screenshots, and public repositories.
- **Reset** immediately invalidates the old key and issues a new one. Any
  integration still using the previous key stops working as soon as you do this,
  so plan to update your code at the same time.

## Checking Your Balance and Credits

The *Your Balance* card on the same page splits your credits into the two
request types, because they do not cost the same:

- **Direct requests** — plain HTTP, the cheaper option.
- **Browser requests** — a full browser session that renders JavaScript.

You are only charged for successful requests, and credits do not expire. The
**Balance** figure in the bottom-left of the sidebar is visible from every page,
so you do not need to return to Overview to check it.

## Testing a Request Before You Write Code

**Playground** opens the Request Builder, where you can run a request by filling
in a form — useful for confirming a site behaves the way you expect before you
write any integration code.

![The Request Builder, showing the URL to Scrape field, a Request Type dropdown set to GET, and a Cost Calculation panel on the right](/screenshots/panel-playground.png)

Enter the target URL, pick a request type, and press **Execute Scrape**. Two
parts are worth knowing about:

- **Cost Calculation** shows what the request will cost *before* you run it.
- **Switch to JSON Editor** shows the same request as the JSON body you would
  send to the API, which is the fastest way to turn a working experiment into
  real code.

## Checking Why a Request Failed

**Usage History** opens Logs & Analytics — your success rate, spend, and every
individual request.

![Logs and Analytics, showing total requests, success rate, balance spent, and a usage-over-time chart](/screenshots/panel-logs.png)

Start on **Overview** for the trend, then switch to the **Requests** tab to
inspect individual calls and read the error returned for a specific one. The
date range and per-site filter at the top narrow things down when you are
running against several domains.

Logs are retained for a limited period and older entries are removed
periodically, so export anything you need to keep.

## Managing Your Account

**Account Settings** holds your profile, password reset, and email preferences.
Billing and invoices are under **Billing**.

![Account Settings, showing Email Preferences toggles and the Profile Information section](/screenshots/panel-account-settings.png)

## Next Steps

With your key copied, send your first call — see
[request.get](/docs/api-reference/requests/request-get) for the smallest
possible request, or [Getting Started](/docs/getting-started/introduction) for
how Scrappey works.