Getting Started with Claude API in 5 Minutes

This is the fastest path from "I want to use the Claude API" to "I'm calling Claude Opus 4.7 from my own code." Five minutes start to finish. No technical background required beyond knowing how to run a command in a terminal.

Step 1 — Sign up (60 seconds)

Go to aiprimetech.io/register. Enter your email and a password. Confirm via email. Done — you're in the dashboard.

Step 2 — Add credit (90 seconds)

Click Add Credit in the dashboard. You have several options:

• Credit card — instant, via Stripe. Minimum $5.
• Crypto (USDT, BTC, ETH) — confirms in ~1-5 minutes via Oxapay.
• Airwallex — for businesses needing a real invoice.

$5 is enough for tens of thousands of Sonnet calls or hundreds of Opus calls. Credit never expires.

Step 3 — Generate your API key (30 seconds)

1. Click API Keys in the dashboard sidebar
2. Click Create New Key
3. Give it a name (e.g., "dev-laptop")
4. Copy the key — it starts with apt- and you'll only see it once

Step 4 — Make your first call (2 minutes)

Pick your language. All three work identically — same models, same response format, same pricing.

Python (Anthropic SDK)

pip install anthropic

import os
from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic(
    api_key="apt-your-key-here",
    base_url="https://aiprimetech.io",
)

response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What's the capital of Nepal?"}
    ],
)

print(response.content[0].text)

TypeScript / Node.js (Anthropic SDK)

npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk

import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";

const client = new Anthropic({
  apiKey: "apt-your-key-here",
  baseURL: "https://aiprimetech.io",
});

const response = await client.messages.create({
  model: "claude-opus-4-7",
  max_tokens: 1024,
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "What's the capital of Nepal?" }],
});

console.log(response.content[0].text);

Plain curl

curl https://aiprimetech.io/v1/messages \
  -H "x-api-key: apt-your-key-here" \
  -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-opus-4-7",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of Nepal?"}]
  }'

Step 5 — Pick the right model

AI Prime Tech supports all current Claude models. Pick based on the task (see the full model reference for context-window details):

• claude-opus-4-7 — Hardest reasoning, planning, agentic loops. Most expensive.
• claude-sonnet-4-6 — Great default. Production-ready balance of speed + intelligence.
• claude-haiku-4-5 — Fastest, cheapest. Perfect for classification, simple Q&A, tool dispatch.

That's it

You're now using Claude API at 60-80% off official pricing, with the exact same Anthropic SDK you'd use otherwise. Want to plug it into specific tools next? See our other guides:

• Hermes Agent setup
• OpenClaw self-hosted agent