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

# Using the playground

> How to authenticate and send requests in Conductor's interactive API playground.

Conductor's interactive endpoint documentation lets you execute real requests to the API without building a full client first. Every endpoint page includes a built-in request form—a **Try it** panel—where you can set parameters, send a request, and inspect the live response and schema.

## How to use the playground

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open an endpoint page">
    Navigate to any endpoint documented below. Each endpoint page has its own interactive request form.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set authentication inputs">
    Add `apiKey` and `sig` as query parameters. The `sig` must be re-generated every five minutes—see [Authentication](/api/authentication#computing-the-signature) for how to compute it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send a request">
    Provide the required body fields for the endpoint, then send the request and review the live response.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Validate the response shape">
    Confirm that the `schema` and `results` match what your downstream system expects.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Some API endpoints use an asynchronous execution model: an initial POST returns a `202` with an `executionId`, which you poll until you receive a `200` with `executionState: "COMPLETED"`. See [Asynchronous queries](/api/async-queries) for the full flow.
</Note>

<Note>
  This workflow is ideal for developer handoff: Conductor users can validate inputs in the UI, and engineers can then productionize the exact request and response contract. If you are a non-developer, learn more in the [API for Non-Developers](/api/api-non-developers) article.
</Note>

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/conductor-0f65a05d/ygiayjq4Vbw1kQcU/images/dev-playground.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ygiayjq4Vbw1kQcU&q=85&s=91bba3218f7f5517ee5b7e0fc76dc093" alt="Dev Playground" width="2606" height="1854" data-path="images/dev-playground.png" />
</Frame>

## Where to go next

* [Configuration API playground](/api/config-api/playground): account configuration and metadata
* [Data API playground](/api/data-api/playground): reporting for analysis
* [Content API playground](/api/content-api/playground): draft creation, insight generation, and more