You need to create a free account with Airtable and install the Product Catalog template.  After you have installed the Product Catalog, verify that data is available in your Airtable application by browsing to the Vendor Contacts tab:

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You also need to take a note of your Airtable API Key. You can do this by accessing the API Documentation:

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In the Airtable documentation, select Vendor Contacts –> List records from the left navigation and check the box Show API Key.  Your API Key will be made available:

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Get an overview of the endpoints that will be used to build this conversational AI application.