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title: "Getting Started with xConnect"
slug: "getting-started-with-xconnect"
abstract: "List of topics to get you started with xConnect."
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# Getting Started with xConnect

This topics provides a basic overview of xConnect and where it fits into the Experience Platform. It also includes tutorials for reading and writing experience data, as well as extending the xConnect model.

- [Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) and xConnect](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/sitecore-experience-platform--xp--and-xconnect.html "Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) and xConnect")
- [Create, retrieve, and search contact and interaction data](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/create,-retrieve,-and-search-contact-and-interaction-data.md "Create, retrieve, and search contact and interaction data")
- [The xConnect collection model](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/the-xconnect-collection-model.html "The xConnect collection model")
- [Tracking and xConnect](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/tracking-and-xconnect.html "Tracking and xConnect")
- [Walkthrough: Creating a contact and an interaction](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/walkthrough--creating-a-contact-and-an-interaction.html "Walkthrough: Creating a contact and an interaction")
- [Walkthrough: Setting contact and interaction facets](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/walkthrough--setting-contact-and-interaction-facets.html "Walkthrough: Setting contact and interaction facets")
- [Walkthrough: Getting contacts](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/walkthrough--getting-contacts.html "Walkthrough: Getting contacts")
- [Walkthrough: Searching contacts and interactions](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/walkthrough--searching-contacts-and-interactions.html "Walkthrough: Searching contacts and interactions")
- [Walkthrough: Creating custom facets and events](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/sitecore-experience-platform/walkthrough--creating-custom-facets-and-events.html "Walkthrough: Creating custom facets and events")