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

# Quickstart

> Get started with oleander by sending your first lineage event.

## Observability

The easiest way to get started is to send a `POST` request to our ingestion endpoint using `cURL`. Note, replace `[OLEANDER-API-KEY]` below with your [API key](https://oleander.dev/app/settings/api-keys).

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://oleander.dev/api/v1/lineage \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer [OLEANDER-API-KEY]' \
  -d '{
    "eventType": "START",
    "eventTime": "2024-12-25T05:45:18.249Z",
    "run": {
      "runId": "e05c7916-6cbb-470e-b13b-25af0a757eac"
    },
    "job": {
      "namespace": "my-namespace",
      "name": "my-job"
    },
    "inputs": [{
      "namespace": "my-namespace",
      "name": "my-input"
    }],
    "producer": "https://github.com/OpenLineage/OpenLineage/blob/v1-0-0/client",
    "schemaURL": "https://openlineage.io/spec/1-0-5/OpenLineage.json#/definitions/RunEvent"
  }'
```

## Lake

Just execute a query against any public dataset:

```sql theme={null}
SELECT * FROM public.iris_dataset LIMIT 10;
```

<img className="block dark:hidden rounded-md" src="https://mintcdn.com/oleander/mykviyfL5edEgs46/images/iris-dataset-light.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mykviyfL5edEgs46&q=85&s=73e22cc7160bd5f1aaed6f76f28d1551" alt="Iris Dataset Light" width="1710" height="1080" data-path="images/iris-dataset-light.png" />

<img className="hidden dark:block rounded-md" src="https://mintcdn.com/oleander/mykviyfL5edEgs46/images/iris-dataset-dark.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mykviyfL5edEgs46&q=85&s=2537b697242ab12227a1e302e77a00f1" alt="Iris Dataset Dark" width="1695" height="1080" data-path="images/iris-dataset-dark.png" />

A more detailed quickstart is available with our [lake getting started guide](/platform/lake/query#getting-started). Run SQL queries, sync your data, and explore public tables with automatic lineage tracking built-in.