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

# Quickstart

> Plaud Embedded has **two core components** for integrating with Plaud:

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    iOS & Android SDKs for linking your users' Plaud devices to your mobile app
  </Card>

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    APIs to upload audio files and transcribe them with Plaud models
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To start using these components, you must first onboard to the Plaud Developer Portal to access your client credentials and API keys.

<Tip>
  **Try the Plaud Embedded Skill** to have your coding agent guide you through the Plaud Embedded SDK and APIs.

  ```bash theme={"system"}
  npx skills add Plaud-AI/plaud-embedded-skills
  ```

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  </Frame>

  Visit our [GitHub repo](https://github.com/Plaud-AI/plaud-embedded-skills.git) for more details on the skill.
</Tip>

## Onboard to the Plaud Developer Platform

If you don't have access to the **Plaud Developer Platform**, visit **[dev.plaud.ai](https://dev.plaud.ai)** and fill out the contact form. Once your request is reviewed, you'll receive setup instructions and access to the developer console.

Create an **Embedded SDK Application** to receive your **Client ID** and **Client Secret**.

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## Create Your API Key

Your **Client ID** and **Client Secret** are used to generate User Tokens and link user devices. Your **API Key** will be used to interact with the [Transcription API](/plaud-embedded/transcription-api-overview) to transcribe audio files, using Plaud's transcription pipeline to provide speech-to-text with noise reduction, language detection, speaker detection, and more.

You can grab your **API Key** from your developer portal under App Settings > API Keys

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## Find Your Region

Plaud Embedded APIs are served with Plaud's **region-level** API services. There is no global host for these calls; use the host of the region your client was provisioned in.

| Region    | Public host                          | Status      |
| --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| US        | `platform-us.plaud.ai/developer/api` | Available   |
| Japan     | `platform-jp.plaud.ai/developer/api` | Available   |
| Europe    | `platform-eu.plaud.ai/developer/api` | Coming soon |
| Singapore | `platform-sg.plaud.ai/developer/api` | Coming soon |

## Ready to Build

<Note>
  If you want a walkthrough of how the SDKs and APIs fit together, read the [How Plaud Embedded Works Guide](/plaud-embedded/how-plaud-embedded-works).
</Note>

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    For new builders to build on top of our iOS template with the Embedded SDK pre-implemented (Also a great reference)
  </Card>

  <Card title="Embedded SDK" icon="link" href="/plaud-embedded/ios-sdk" arrow="true" cta="Jump into the Embedded SDK">
    For developers ready to jump in and implement the Embedded SDK in their existing mobile app
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