> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.teamcaredental.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# TeamCare Vendor API: Dental Data Integration

> TeamCare offers HIPAA-compliant vendor APIs for consulting firms to integrate dental practice data, statistics, and insights into their software.

TeamCare Vendor APIs let you integrate dental office data into your own applications and dashboards. Built for consulting firms (vendors, agencies, and tenants), these APIs provide a HIPAA-compliant, opt-in way to access rich statistical insights from dental practices you manage.

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Get up and running with your first API call in minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    Learn how to generate keys and exchange them for a Bearer Token.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Rate Limiting" icon="gauge-high" href="/concepts/rate-limiting">
    Understand limits and how to retry safely.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="book" href="/api-reference/introduction">
    Browse endpoints for organizations, locations, patients, and more.
  </Card>
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## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Register your consulting firm">
    Create your consulting firm account on TeamCare at [app.teamcaredental.com](https://app.teamcaredental.com).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add practices">
    Add associated dental practices (organizations) under your account so they are accessible through the API.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Accept the API agreement and generate keys">
    Accept the Developer API Agreement under **Settings > Company > Agreement**, then generate API keys under **Settings > Company > API Access**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fetch and display data">
    Use your API keys to obtain a Bearer Token, then call the endpoints to retrieve practice data in JSON format.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Key features

* **HIPAA-compliant** opt-in APIs built for healthcare data
* **Organization and location management** for multi-practice dental groups
* **Cursor-based and page-based pagination** for large datasets
* **Rate-limited, token-authenticated** access with clear retry guidance