# The steps

- [Preparing your data](/product-documentation/developer-hub/patchworks-core-api/core-api-spotlights/initialising-a-process-flow-and-sending-data-via-the-patchworks-api/the-steps/preparing-your-data.md)
- [Mapping payload data](/product-documentation/developer-hub/patchworks-core-api/core-api-spotlights/initialising-a-process-flow-and-sending-data-via-the-patchworks-api/the-steps/mapping-payload-data.md)
- [Obtaining process flow & version IDs for API requests](/product-documentation/developer-hub/patchworks-core-api/core-api-spotlights/initialising-a-process-flow-and-sending-data-via-the-patchworks-api/the-steps/obtaining-process-flow-and-version-ids-for-api-requests.md)
- [Obtaining a token for Patchworks API authentication](/product-documentation/developer-hub/patchworks-core-api/core-api-spotlights/initialising-a-process-flow-and-sending-data-via-the-patchworks-api/the-steps/obtaining-a-token-for-patchworks-api-authentication.md)
- [Initialising a process flow & sending data](/product-documentation/developer-hub/patchworks-core-api/core-api-spotlights/initialising-a-process-flow-and-sending-data-via-the-patchworks-api/the-steps/initialising-a-process-flow-and-sending-data.md)