# Getting help

## Getting help

Support references are the project links you use when you need to try Conduit, inspect its API,
read its source, or learn how the codebase works.

| If you need to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Choose the right external reference | [Before you start](#before-you-start) |
| Try the application | **Demo** in the support-reference table below |
| Inspect API routes and responses | **API spec here** in the support-reference table below |
| Read the application source | **main RealWorld repo** in the support-reference table below |
| Learn how the codebase's patterns work | **our wiki** in the support-reference table below |

## Before you start

Before choosing a reference, identify whether you need to try Conduit, inspect its API, read its
source, or learn how the codebase works. The project describes Conduit as a React and Redux codebase
and lists four separate destinations for those needs.

Use the project README as the starting point, then continue to
[Choose a support reference](#choose-a-support-reference).
The application itself does not provide a support-reference area.

## Choose a support reference

Use this procedure when you need help outside the application.

**Prerequisites**

- You know which kind of help you need.

**Steps**

1. Open the project README.
2. Select the matching link in the support-reference table above.

   | If you need to… | Select |
   |---|---|
   | Try the application | **Demo** or the live demo link |
   | Inspect API routes and responses | **API spec here** |
   | Read the application source | **main RealWorld repo** |
   | Learn how the codebase's patterns work | **our wiki** |

**Result:** The reference that matches your question is open.