# Getting started

![Screenshot from Better Stack](https://imagedelivery.net/xZXo0QFi-1_4Zimer-T0XQ/2804a3a8-deec-4c2a-ada3-ebcfffb72e00/orig =3900x1317)

Better Stack is an AI-native platform for [on-call](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/getting-started-with-oncall/) and [incident response](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/working-with-incidents/) with effortless [monitoring](https://betterstack.com/docs/monitoring/), [status pages](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/getting-started-with-status-pages/), [infrastructure monitoring](https://betterstack.com/demos/dashboards/), [log management](https://betterstack.com/docs/logs/logging-start/), and [distributed tracing](https://betterstack.com/docs/logs/tracing/).

## Looking for our APIs?

Automate your workflows and integrate Better Stack with your existing tools using our APIs and protocols.

- [MCP server](https://betterstack.com/docs/getting-started/integrations/mcp/)
- [Terraform](https://betterstack.com/docs/getting-started/integrations/terraform/)
- [Uptime & On-call API](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api/getting-started-with-uptime-api/)
- [Logs & Metrics API](https://betterstack.com/docs/logs/api/getting-started/)

## Exploring Better Stack?

Check out our quick [video demos](https://betterstack.com/demos/welcome/).