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title: Install Parse SDK
slug: back4app/aNVr0SPkiqibrI5ylhvNh
description: In this guide you will learn how to install and connect the Parse SDK to your JavaScript project and get ready to use Parse in 3 easy steps.
image: https://www.back4app.com/images/logo-social.png
createdAt: 2024-03-04T14:11:19.651Z
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# Install Parse SDK to your JavaScript Project
## Introduction
In this section, you learn how to install Parse JavaScript SDK into your HTML project.
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See more about Parse SDK at [Parse JavaScript SDK API Reference](https://parseplatform.org/Parse-SDK-JS/api/4.3.1/) and [Parse open source documentation for JavaScript SDK](https://docs.parseplatform.org/js/guide/).
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## Prerequisites
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**To complete this tutorial, you will need:**
- An app created at Back4App.
- Follow the [new Parse App tutorial](https://www.back4app.com/docs/get-started/new-parse-app) to learn how to create a Parse App at Back4App.
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Parse JavaScript SDK supports Firefox 23+, Chrome 17+, Safari 5+, and IE 10.
**IE 9 is supported only for apps that are hosted with HTTPS.**
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## 1 - Install SDK
To enable the Parse JavaScript SDK in your web app, create a new `index.html` file or use your main HTML file and add the following script inside its `` tag:
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index.html
```html
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## 2 - Connect your Parse App
### Initialize your Parse app
Before using any Parse functionality, you need to call the `Parse.Initialize` method to set up the authentication token and connect your page with Back4App servers.
In your `index.html` file, create a `
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Note that creating and importing a separate JavaScript file is strongly advised instead of using inline JS code in your HTML file, but for simplicity, we will use the latter here.
### Find your Application ID and your Client Key
1. Go to your App Dashboard at the Back4App website.
2. Navigate to app settings: Click on `Server Settings` > `Core Settings` block> `Settings`.
3. Return to your `Parse.Initialize` function and paste your `applicationId` and `javaScriptKey` there.
## 3 - Testing your connection
### Create a test code
Test your initial setup with the following code which creates a new object of the User class. Add it inside the `
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