# Tutorials and Guides
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/index.md

## Guides {#guides}

### Account \& Project Creation {#account--project-creation}

Getting started on Mastercard Developers is easy. You just need an account, then you can begin accessing documentation, and creating projects. While following the guide, ensure that you select BIN Lookup service when creating your project.

[Mastercard Developers platform docs →](https://developer.mastercard.com/platform/documentation/getting-started-with-mastercard-apis/quick-start-guide/)

## Tutorials {#tutorials}

### Generating a Mastercard API Client {#generating-a-mastercard-api-client}

You can use open source tools, such as the [OpenAPI Generator](https://openapi-generator.tech), in conjunction with the provided API Reference, to generate an API client. When used with the provided [client authentication libaries](https://developer.mastercard.com/platform/documentation/security-and-authentication/using-oauth-1a-to-access-mastercard-apis/), this is an agile and powerful way to get started with real code to access the service. While following the tutorial, ensure that you use the BIN Lookup service [API Reference](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/api-reference/index.md).

[Read →](https://developer.mastercard.com/platform/documentation/security-and-authentication/generating-and-configuring-a-mastercard-api-client/)

### BIN Lookup Tutorials {#bin-lookup-tutorials}

#### Pagination {#pagination}

Learn how to use pagination to pull down and store all data

[Learn more →](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/pagination-tutorial/index.md)

#### Filtering {#filtering}

Find out how to filter data so that you only get what you need

[Learn more →](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/filtering-tutorial/index.md)

#### Single Lookup {#single-lookup}

Real time BIN lookups are covered in this tutorial

[Learn more →](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/single-lookup/index.md)