Quickstart

Get a key, set two environment variables, and make your first request in about a minute.

This page takes you from nothing to a working response. It assumes only curl; SDK versions are in SDKs.

Step 1 — Create a key

1. Register an account and confirm your email.
2. Top up credits or buy an unlimited plan. New accounts get a bonus on the first crypto top-up — see Pricing.
3. Open the dashboard, go to API Keys, and create a key. It begins with sk-.
4. Copy it immediately — the full value is shown once.

Step 2 — Export it

Copyexport CLAUDEAPIKEY="sk-your-key-here"

Step 3 — Call the API

Anthropic format

Copycurl https://aiprimetech.io/v1/messages \
  -H "x-api-key: $CLAUDEAPIKEY" \
  -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

OpenAI format

Identical models, different envelope — pick whichever matches your client:

Copycurl https://aiprimetech.io/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLAUDEAPIKEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

Step 4 — Confirm what you can reach

Copycurl https://aiprimetech.io/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLAUDEAPIKEY"

That returns every model id your key can address. Use those ids verbatim in the model field.

Step 5 — Point a real tool at it

For Claude Code, two variables are the whole setup:

Copyexport ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://aiprimetech.io"
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="$CLAUDEAPIKEY"
claude

Troubleshooting the first call