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# Quickstart

Connect an account and schedule your first post in a few minutes.

CuteDyno gives you one place to publish to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. [YouTube](/docs/platforms/youtube) is pending Google verification and cannot be connected yet.

Use the dashboard if you want to schedule posts yourself. Use the API, SDK, CLI, or MCP server if you are building an app or an agent.

## Choose how you want to start

| Your goal | Start here |
| --- | --- |
| Schedule posts for yourself or a team | [Use the dashboard](/docs/guides/dashboard) |
| Add social publishing to your app | [API quickstart](/docs/quickstart) |
| Let an AI agent publish | [Connect the MCP server](/docs/mcp) |
| Run commands from a terminal | [Install the CLI](/docs/cli) |

Not sure? Start with the dashboard. You can use the same accounts with the API later.

![Workspace home with scheduled posts, published volume, connected accounts, and quick actions for Compose, Posts, Analytics, Comments, Media, and Connections.](/product/dashboard-home.png)

![The content calendar in the CuteDyno dashboard, showing published and scheduled posts across connected accounts for the month.](/product/calendar.png)

## Your first post

1. [Open the dashboard](/dashboard/api) and create an API key.
2. [Connect a social account](/docs/guides/connecting-accounts).
3. Create a post and choose when it should publish.
4. Check the post status in the dashboard or with the API.

If you are using Node.js, install the SDK:

```bash
npm install @cutedyno/node
```

Then create a client. The SDK reads `CUTEDYNO_API_KEY` from your environment.

```typescript
import { CuteDyno } from '@cutedyno/node';

const cutedyno = new CuteDyno();
```

[Follow the API quickstart](/docs/quickstart) to connect an account and publish a real post.

## Key ideas

- **Profile:** a workspace for one brand or customer.
- **Connected account:** a TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn account.
- **Post:** content that is saved as a draft, scheduled, or published now.
- **API key:** a secret that gives your code access to a profile.

Everything stays in sync. A post created by an agent also appears in the dashboard.

## Next steps

- [Build for many customers](/docs/build-a-platform)
- [Upload images and videos](/docs/guides/media-uploads)
- [Handle publishing events with webhooks](/docs/webhooks)
- [See every API endpoint](/docs/api)