Getting Started with Q Core

Build, scale, and deploy modern applications with the Q Core platform. This guide covers everything you need to integrate and ship faster.

Introduction

That Is A Q provides a unified platform for modern development teams. Q Core abstracts away infrastructure complexity, giving you a powerful API, real-time sync, and enterprise-grade security out of the box.

Whether you're building a SaaS product, internal tool, or customer-facing app, Q Core scales with your needs from prototype to production.

Installation & Setup

Install the Q Core CLI via your preferred package manager:

npm install -g @thatisaq/core-cli
q init my-project
cd my-project
q dev

Or for existing projects, add the SDK:

npm install @thatisaq/sdk

Authentication

Q Core uses API keys for server-side authentication and JWT tokens for client-side requests. Always keep your secret keys secure and never expose them in client-side code.

Server-Side (Node.js)

import { QClient } from '@thatisaq/sdk';

const q = new QClient({
  apiKey: process.env.Q_API_KEY,
  environment: 'production'
});

const user = await q.users.create({
  email: 'dev@example.com',
  role: 'admin'
});
console.log('Created user:', user.id);

Client-Side (Browser)

import { QBrowser } from '@thatisaq/sdk/browser';

const qBrowser = new QBrowser({
  projectId: 'proj_8x92k4m',
  domain: 'api.thatisaq.com'
});

await qBrowser.auth.signIn({ email, password });

API Endpoints

All API requests must be made over HTTPS. Calls made over plain HTTP will fail. The base URL for all endpoints is:

https://api.thatisaq.com/v2

Error Handling

Q Core uses conventional HTTP response codes to indicate success or failure. Codes in the 2xx range indicate success, 4xx indicate client errors, and 5xx indicate server errors.

Example error response:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "Missing required field: email",
    "details": [
      { "field": "email", "issue": "required" }
    ]
  }
}