> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://carpool.gitbook.io/carpool/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://carpool.gitbook.io/carpool/welcome/what-is-carpool.md).

# What is Carpool?

## What is Carpool?

Carpool simplifies backend development so that Web3 teams can focus on building remarkable applications.

Turning an MVP into a serious product requires baseline capabilities like performant queries, monitoring, and analytics. This takes a dedicated engineering team months of valuable time, and requires setting up costly and complex infrastructure services. 

Carpool cuts that process down to minutes. Publish your Anchor IDL, provide your Solana program ID, and start consuming and analyzing your program data instantly. Carpool is the most powerful data, analytics, and operations platform available, all at a fraction of the cost.

## Want to jump right in?

Jump into our Getting Started docs and onboard in under 5 minutes.

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[Getting Started](/carpool/welcome/getting-started.md)
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## Looking for more?

Dive a little deeper and explore our robust query API to get an idea of everything that's possible with Carpool:

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[API Reference](/carpool/api-reference/about-our-query-api.md)
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