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# Getting Started

- [Quickstart](https://docs.sms4sats.com/getting-started/getting-started.md): Create, pay, and poll your first sms4sats API v2 order.
- [Choose an API](https://docs.sms4sats.com/getting-started/api-options.md): Choose the right sms4sats API v2 payment and authentication model.
- [Hold Invoices & Payment Safety](https://docs.sms4sats.com/getting-started/hold-invoices.md): Understand when sms4sats Lightning hold invoices settle or release.
- [Wallets & Payments](https://docs.sms4sats.com/getting-started/wallets.md): Pay sms4sats BOLT11 invoices with a Lightning wallet, Lightning Pay Kit, or a supported swap route.
- [Lightning Node](https://docs.sms4sats.com/getting-started/node-info.md): Connect directly to the sms4sats Lightning node for reliable payment routing.