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# Quickstart
Get your first successful call to LogMeal in minutes. Subscribe, create a đź”´ **APIUser** token, run image recognition, confirm dishes, and fetch nutritional information.
> Purpose: help you ship a **first successful API call** and know where to go next.
An API is a simple way for your app to talk to LogMeal over the internet—your app sends a request (e.g., an image), and the API returns structured results in json format (e.g., recognized foods and nutrition).
## Prerequisites
1. **Create an account & subscribe** — start with 🆓 Free (Trial). All features are enabled while you test.\
👉 Sign up for free now at LogMeal Signup Page
2. **Get your first đź”´ APIUser & copy its token.** After signup, by default, a testing APIUser was created for you at LogMeal Users Page.
3. **Acquire or download some food images**. You can download a ready-to-use sample image for testing purposes here.
> Need a refresher on plans, limits, and user types? See [**Plans & Limits**](./guides-essential-concepts-plans-limits) (©, (D), (S) ⏱), and [**User Types & Access Tokens**](./guides-essential-concepts-users-and-access-tokens) (⚫ **APICompany**, 🔴 **APIUser**, 🔵 **APIUserManager**).
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## The 10‑minute flow
You’ll do three tiny tasks:
1. **Recognize an image** → get **imageId** and dish candidates.
2. **Fetch ingredients information** associated to the image.
3. **Fetch nutritional information** associated to the image.
### 1) Recognize an image
Upload a meal photo and run the **Complete Segmentation** endpoint to detect dishes and regions.
* Token required: đź”´ **APIUser**
* Pick your preferred path:
* **No code**: try it in the interactive docs: [POST /v2/image/segmentation/complete](https://docs.logmeal.com/reference/post_v2-image-segmentation-complete#/)
* **With code**: paste a ready-to-run snippet:
> Tip: If you’re unsure, start with the interactive docs to verify your token and payload, then switch to the recipe for integration.
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> âś… You now have an **imageId** to use in the next steps.
### 2) Fetch ingredients information and quantities
After recognition, show the list of ingredients and quantities associated to the recognized dishes.
* Token required: đź”´ **APIUser**
* Pick your preferred path:
* **No code**: try it in the interactive docs: [POST /v2/nutrition/recipe/ingredients](https://docs.logmeal.com/reference/post_v2-nutrition-recipe-ingredients#/)
* **With code**: paste a ready-to-run snippet:
### 3) Fetch nutritional details
Show detailed nutritional information report for the recognized image.
* Token required: đź”´ **APIUser**
* Pick your preferred path:
* **No code**: try it in the interactive docs: [POST /v2/nutrition/recipe/nutritionalInfo](https://docs.logmeal.com/reference/post_v2-nutrition-recipe-nutritionalinfo#/)
* **With code**: paste a ready-to-run snippet:
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## Next Steps
* [**Image Pre‑processing**](./guides-essential-concepts-image-pre-processing) → image capture tips for higher accuracy.
* [**Integrate Ready-to-use Code**](./guides-getting-started-ready-to-use-code) → obtain code samples in 35+ programming languages to start your Food AI Engine API integration.
* [**User Types & Access Tokens**](./guides-essential-concepts-users-and-access-tokens) → which token to use and when (⚫ **APICompany**, 🔴 **APIUser**, 🔵 **APIUserManager**).
* [**Plans & Limits**](./guides-essential-concepts-plans-limits) → plan matrix and quotas. Start on 🆓 Free, then scale to Analyse, Monitor, Recommend, or Custom.
* [**Explore Features**](./guides-features-overview) → overview of capabilities (dish recognition, ingredients, nutrients, leftovers, quantity, etc.).