# Getting Started

- [Overview](https://help.runonrufus.com/public-api/getting-started/overview.md): The RUFUS Cloud API is built around a set of core resources that represent both timing operations and event data.
- [Get your api keys](https://help.runonrufus.com/public-api/getting-started/get-your-api-keys.md): To get started you must first get your api keys.
- [Api permissions](https://help.runonrufus.com/public-api/getting-started/api-permissions.md): You api keys can have different access types.


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