Quick Start

Quick Start

1. Get an API key

$curl -X POST https://whatsapp-backend-knd2.onrender.com/v1/keys \
> -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
> -d '{"email": "you@company.com"}'
1{
2 "api_key": "cs_live_abc123...",
3 "tier": "free",
4 "monthly_limit": 100,
5 "message": "Store this key securely — it won't be shown again."
6}

Save your key. It’s only shown once.

2. Search case studies

$curl -X POST https://whatsapp-backend-knd2.onrender.com/v1/casestudies/semantic \
> -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
> -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
> -d '{"query": "companies that reduced churn with better onboarding", "limit": 5}'

Or use filtered search for exact lookups:

$curl https://whatsapp-backend-knd2.onrender.com/v1/casestudies?company=checkout&industry=ecommerce \
> -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

3. Parse the response

1{
2 "data": [
3 {
4 "id": "8d25bb21-6fad-471d-9899-8facbe032549",
5 "title": "Remote relies on Kernel custom data to build pipeline",
6 "summary": "Remote used Kernel to add 15,000 net new accounts...",
7 "featured_client": "Remote",
8 "industry": "hr tech",
9 "problem": "Headcount data was a blunt proxy for travel spend...",
10 "solution": "Kernel enriched 300k accounts with travel intelligence...",
11 "outcomes": "130 extra meetings booked monthly, 15k new accounts",
12 "source_url": "https://www.kernel.ai/case-studies/remote",
13 "tags": ["crm", "data-enrichment", "sales"],
14 "similarity": 0.4898
15 }
16 ],
17 "query": "companies that reduced churn with better onboarding"
18}