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How to make my first API call

In this quick start guide, you will learn how to make your first API call against a CARTO API.
Get a token to call the API
Create an API Access Token using the API Access Tokens UI. 
1.Allow SQL API and LDS API
2.Choose the CARTO Data Warehouse connection. Choose carto_dw
3.Select allow access to all sources
Don't share this token
SQL API request
We're going to execute the following query against the CARTO Data Warehouse:
SELECT geom, name FROM `carto-demo-data.demo_tables.populated_places` 
The following CURL command will perform the request:
curl --get \
--url https://direct-gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com/v3/sql/carto_dw/query \
--data-urlencode "q=SELECT geom, name FROM carto-demo-data.demo_tables.populated_places" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <API_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
LDS API Request
The following CURL command will geocode Valverde del Camino:
curl --get \
--url https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com/v3/lds/geocoding/geocode \
--data-urlencode "address=Valverde del Camino" \
--header "Authorization:  <API_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
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