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# How-to guides overview

> Discover how use the ID Evidence API in these step-by-step lessons.

## How-to guides overview

The how-to guides in this section demonstrate how common [ID Evidence](/docs/idevidence-api/idevidence101) scenarios work and how you can implement them into your own apps.

All API how-to guides assume you are developing with a Docusign developer account. A developer account is not specific to the [eSignature REST API](/docs/esign-rest-api). If you have a developer account that you are using with our eSignature REST API, it will also work with other [Docusign APIs](/docs). If you need to create a free developer account, select **Developer Account** from the menu at the top-right of the page, then **Create Account** or use the button below.

[Create account](https://www.docusign.com/developers/sandbox)

Each ID Evidence API how-to guide is listed below:

| How-to guide                                                                                 | Code example source                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [How to retrieve ID Evidence events](/docs/idevidence-api/how-to/retrieve-idevidence-events) | [Bash](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-bash/blob/master/examples/IdEvidence/eg001RetrieveEvents.sh), [PowerShell](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-powershell/blob/master/examples/ID_Evidence/retrieveEvents.ps1) |
| [How to retrieve ID Evidence media](/docs/idevidence-api/how-to/retrieve-idevidence-media)   | [Bash](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-bash/blob/master/examples/IdEvidence/eg002RetrieveMedia.sh), [PowerShell](https://github.com/docusign/code-examples-powershell/blob/master/examples/ID_Evidence/retrieveMedia.ps1)   |

## Next steps

* See how to [Go-Live](/docs/idevidence-api/go-live) with a completed app and find the base path for API calls in the production environment.
* Learn about [Quickstart](/docs/esign-rest-api/quickstart) and how you can use it to quickly set up and run API code examples.
* Learn more about [ID Evidence](/docs/idevidence-api/idevidence101).

> Discover how use the ID Evidence API in these step-by-step lessons.

## Docs

- [How to retrieve ID Evidence events](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/idevidence-api/how-to/retrieve-idevidence-events.md): Demonstrates how to retrieve ID Evidence data in JSON format.
- [How to retrieve ID Evidence media](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/idevidence-api/how-to/retrieve-idevidence-media.md): Demonstrates how to retrieve the image of an ID stored as part of the ID Verification (IDV) process.