Open your terminal in the directory you want to create your application in.
2.**Run the following command line in your terminal:**
```bash
strapi new my-project
```
This action creates a new folder named `my-project` with the entire [files structure](../concepts/concepts.md#files-structure) of a Strapi application.
At this point, your application is empty. To create your first API is to use the **Content Type Builder** plugin: a powerful UI to help you create an API in a few clicks. Let's take the example of an e-commerce API, which manages products.
A new directory has been created in the `./api` folder of your application which contains all the needed stuff for your `Product` Content Type: routes, controllers, services and models. Take a look at the [API structure documentation](../concepts/concepts.md#files-structure) for more informations.
**#1 —** Go to the [**Product list**](http://localhost:1337/admin/plugins/content-manager/product/) by clicking on the link in the left menu (generated by the **Content Manager** plugin).
Generated APIs provide a handy way to filter and order queries. In that way, ordering products by price is as easy as `GET http://localhost:1337/product?_order=price:asc`. For more informations, read the [filters documentation](../guides/filters.md)
If you want to get a specific entry, add the `id` of the wanted product at the end of the url.
```js
$.ajax({
type: 'GET',
url: 'http://localhost:1337/product/123', // Where `123` is the `id` of the product.
done: function(product) {
console.log('Well done, here is the product having the `id` 123: ', product);
},
fail: function(error) {
console.log('An error occurred:', error);
}
});
```
### Create data (POST)
Use the `POST` route to create a new entry.
jQuery example:
```js
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'http://localhost:1337/product',
data: {
name: 'Cheese cake',
description: 'Chocolate cheese cake with ice cream',
price: 5
},
done: function(product) {
console.log('Congrats, your product has been successfully created: ', product); // Remember the product `id` for the next steps.
},
fail: function(error) {
console.log('An error occurred:', error);
}
});
```
### Update data (PUT)
Use the `PUT` route to update an existing entry.
jQuery example:
```js
$.ajax({
type: 'PUT',
url: 'http://localhost:1337/product/123', // Where `123` is the `id` of the product.
data: {
description: 'This is the new description'
},
done: function(product) {
console.log('Congrats, your product has been successfully updated: ', product.description);
},
fail: function(error) {
console.log('An error occurred:', error);
}
});
```
### Delete data (DELETE)
Use the `DELETE` route to delete an existing entry.
jQuery example:
```js
$.ajax({
type: 'DELETE',
url: 'http://localhost:1337/product/123', // Where `123` is the `id` of the product.
done: function(product) {
console.log('Congrats, your product has been successfully deleted: ', product);
},
fail: function(error) {
console.log('An error occurred:', error);
}
});
```
***
Congratulations! You successfully finished the Getting Started guide! Read the [concepts](../concepts/concepts.md) to understand more advanced concepts.
Also, feel free to join the community thanks to the different channels listed in the [community page](http://strapi.io/community): team members, contributors and developers will be happy to help you.
