Getting started

Get started with Altertable

Connect your data and run a first query. Follow a quickstart yourself, or use your agent to choose and configure a setup for your stack.

You need an Altertable account and access to an organization and environment. If you do not have an account, create one.

Choose a starting point

To try Altertable with a small record, start with Ingest your first data. If you already have a source or instrumentation goal, choose its quickstart below.

Ingest your first dataAppend a small record to an Altertable table with the CLI, query it to verify ingestion, and continue with file uploads or an agent-led setup.Connect an existing sourceConnect a database, warehouse, or object-storage catalog to Altertable, inspect its tables, and verify a query without copying data into managed tables.Track your first product eventEnable Product Analytics, send a test event with an API key, and verify it in the lakehouse before instrumenting your application with an SDK.Send your first logs and tracesEnable OpenTelemetry in Altertable, configure an exporter for logs or traces, and verify recent telemetry from your service with SQL.

If you are unsure which route fits, compare ingestion and external catalogs.

Set up with your agent

Your agent can inspect your project, ask about your stack, and help connect your data. If it can read documentation, start with this prompt:

Agent prompt

Fetch https://altertable.ai/docs/getting-started/prompt.md and help me set up Altertable for my stack. Ask me one question at a time.

The prompt guides the agent through MCP setup, adds the CLI when needed, and verifies a first answer from your data. Complete browser authorization when prompted. For clients without terminal access, the agent can guide you through the app or provide commands to run locally.

Set up the tools yourself

Follow Connect your agent for your client. Install the CLI when you need terminal commands or local files.

Once your data is connected, try an example workflow.