**Source URL:** https://general.veevavault.dev/sitevault/vault-api/guides.md

# Guides

Use the following quickstart guides to get hands-on experience with Vault API:

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* [Understanding Document & Object Field Metadata](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/understanding-metadata/)
* [Using the Vault Platform Postman Collection](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/postman-collection/postman-guide/)
* [Setting Up Postman & Postman Environments](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/postman-collection/setting-up-postman/)
* [Authenticating to your Vault](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/postman-collection/authenticating-vault/)
* [Sending Requests to Vault API](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/postman-collection/sending-requests/)
* [Creating Annotations with Vault API](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/creating-annotations/)
* [About File Staging Paths](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/file-staging/about-paths/)
* [Creating & Downloading Documents in Bulk](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/creating-documents-bulk/)
* [How to Use File Staging for Inputs](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/file-staging/how-to-use-for-inputs/)
* [How to Use File Staging for Extracts](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/file-staging/how-to-use-for-extracts/)
* [How to Connect Legacy Implementations via FTP](/sitevault/vault-api/guides/file-staging/legacyftp/)

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