Get started

Set up your first application, choose an integration path, and run your first verification.

Prerequisites

You need an organization and an application before you can create an API key. Getting access to Pixel starts with a conversation; everything after is self-serve:

1. Contact us or book a demo.
2. Once you're on board, we set up your organization for you.
3. Decide what you want to verify. Pixel runs different pipelines for different file types and use cases (for example, AI detection for images, original-capture verification for e-commerce photos, or document authenticity for PDFs); each application gets its pipeline when it is created.
4. From there, everything is self-serve: sign in to the dashboard, create applications, and, where your organization has API access, generate API keys.

The rest of this page walks through the self-serve steps.

Create your first application

An application scopes jobs, API keys, and settings. Organization admins create applications in the dashboard.

Note the application's applicationId: you need it for API calls and client SDK setup.

Generate an API key (server integrations)

For server-side or direct REST usage, generate an API key for your application in the dashboard. Key creation requires API access for your organization; see Authentication. Store it securely and send it as Authorization: Bearer <api_key>. See Authentication for details.

Choose an integration path

Pick the approach that matches where uploads run in your product: