# Set up from scratch

An **API collection** is a group of API requests. Usually, these API requests are targeting the same tool. 

For instance, inside the same API collection, you could have a GET request listing data from a database table, and a POST request to create a new row in the same table. However, you can also have requests targeting different APIs in the same collection. Bravo allows you to add as many API requests as you wish to a collection.

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To create a new collection, go to the Data Collections section and click on `Create a new collection`. Choose one of the following options:

* **Start from scratch**: in case you want to set up all your requests from scratch, choose this option.
* **Use an** [**API wizard or importer**](/connect-api/set-up-api-requests/api-wizard-importer.md#api-wizards-and-importer-tutorials)

After creating your API collection, you can go ahead and [set up your first API requests](/connect-api/set-up-api-requests/creating-an-api-collection/airtable/set-up-an-api-get-request-for-list-page-airtable.md).

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