# Quickstart

URL: https://docs.ablyft.com/developers/quickstart/

> Install the snippet in five steps and check that ABlyft is loaded correctly.



This page shows the shortest path from a new project to a verified integration. It takes about 10 minutes.

## Step 1: Find your snippet

1. Open your project in ABlyft.
2. Go to **Settings → Snippet**.
3. Copy the code from **Implementation (base snippet)**. The same page shows your **Project/Snippet ID**.

The code looks like this (`12345678` stands for your project ID):

```html
<script src="https://cdn.ablyft.com/s/12345678.js"></script>
```

## Step 2: Add it to your website

Paste the snippet into the `<head>` of every page you want to test, as early as possible. All options (asynchronous
loading, Google Tag Manager, sub-snippets) are described in [Embed the snippet](https://docs.ablyft.com/developers/installation/snippet/).

## Step 3: Publish

You normally do not need to do anything: ABlyft publishes automatically when your project changes, and creates the
first snippet when the project is created. If you want to be sure, check **Last published** on **Settings → Snippet**.
Details: [Publishing](https://docs.ablyft.com/developers/installation/publishing/).

## Step 4: Verify the installation

1. Open your website with `?ablyft_check=true` in the URL and, in the browser console, run `ablyft.get('data')`. If you see
   your project ID, the snippet is loaded. All checks are described in
   [Verify the integration](https://docs.ablyft.com/developers/debugging/verify-integration/).
2. Open the **Live Log** of your project in ABlyft to see events arrive while you use your website.

> ABlyft does not check automatically whether the snippet is installed. The console check and the Live Log are the
> quickest ways to find out.

## Step 5: Create a test goal

Create a goal that you can trigger on purpose, to prove that events reach ABlyft.

1. Create a goal of type **Custom** with an **API Name**, for example `test-goal`
   (see [Configure goals](https://docs.ablyft.com/guides/goals-and-measurement/configure-goals/)).

2. Attach it to an experiment.

3. Trigger it from the browser console or from your code:

   ```js
   window.ablyft = window.ablyft || [];
   window.ablyft.push({ eventType: 'custom', eventName: 'test-goal' });
   ```

4. Check the Live Log. More on goals: [Custom goals](https://docs.ablyft.com/developers/tracking-and-events/custom-goals/).

> **Events need a bucketed visitor:** The snippet only sends events when the visitor is part of at least one experiment. If nothing arrives, make sure
> an experiment is running (or in preview) on the page you test.

## Next steps

- [Installation](https://docs.ablyft.com/developers/installation/): Environments, requirements and publishing.
- [Debugging](https://docs.ablyft.com/developers/debugging/): More ways to check your integration.
- [Consent manager](https://docs.ablyft.com/developers/consent-and-security/consent-manager/): Wait for consent before tracking.