# Guides These are walkthroughs/guides on the core concepts of the NLAPI. If you'd like to contribute to this list or create a walkthrough to share, you can earn free NLAPI credits! For more information, email . #### Complete REST API Setup and Walkthrough This guide shows you how to get started with the NLAPI by setting up an account, creating your endpoint to interact with the NLAPI, and how to display that information in your UI. The guide is broken up into stages that take you through the main core concepts of the NLAPI. Each stage is on a separate branch (stage-1 -> stage-n) and is accompanied by a video explanation and documentation. You will learn: * How to implement a chat widget in your app that can interact (query and mutate) user data. * How the NLAPI only allows users to see their own data. * Best practices for setting up your API to be conversationally focused. * Use React Query to automatically refresh data on screen when manipulated through chat. * How to integrate your app into Slack. * Use context to make your chat experience 'smarter'. * Help the user navigate your app based on their requests. * And more! Check it out here: --- # 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://the-nlapi.gitbook.io/the-nlapi-docs/guides.md?ask= ``` 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.