> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.anchorage.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setting up

> Set up the permission groups, keys, and signatures you need to call the Anchorage Digital API.

The Anchorage Digital API lets you automate custody, transfers, trading, and reporting while staying inside the same security model that protects your assets. Every request runs over HTTPS and is governed by the permission group you assign to a key, so you control exactly what each integration can do.

This section walks you through setup end to end: creating the permission groups and keys you need, and signing sensitive calls.

<Tip>
  Prefer to build with an AI assistant? Connect these docs to your AI tool and start from ready-made prompts. See [Build with AI](/knowledge-base/build-with-ai/overview).
</Tip>

## What you can build

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  <Card title="Build reports" icon="chart-column">
    Generate reports, build financial dashboards, and view all digital assets in custody.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Track data" icon="abacus">
    Download crypto and fiat balances, including all transactions, and store data for processing and reconciliation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run financial services" icon="chart-candlestick">
    Trade and manage a full suite of financial services within the Anchorage Digital ecosystem.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrate two ways" icon="webhook">
    Stay current on key activities by integrating with [webhooks](/knowledge-base/platform/developers/webhooks/webhooks-configure).
  </Card>
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## Set up your access

Complete these steps in order. The first two require quorum approval, so plan for your approvers to be available.

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  <Card title="Permission groups" icon="badge-check" href="/knowledge-base/platform/developers/permission-groups">
    Define which vaults a key can access and what operations it can perform.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API keys" icon="key" href="/knowledge-base/platform/developers/api-keys">
    Generate an access key and tie it to a permission group.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Request signing" icon="signature" href="/knowledge-base/platform/developers/request-signing">
    Add an Ed25519 signature to endpoints that require one.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  Only administrators can create and manage API keys and permission groups.
</Note>

Ready to make your first request? Follow [Send your first API call](/knowledge-base/api-reference/introduction#send-your-first-api-call).