Introduction

This guide walks through the minimum path from signup to a successful API call.

1. Create an account

Open console.tokener.ai and register with your work email. Every account starts with an organization that owns credits, keys, and usage.

2. Add credits

Prepaid credits fund every request. Top up from Billing in the console. Credits are ledgered as append-only facts; the gateway budget is the enforcement layer.

3. Create an API key

In API keys, create a key for your app or environment. The full secret is shown once — copy it immediately.

4. Send a request

Point any OpenAI-compatible client at the Tokener base URL and use your key:

curl https://api.tokener.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKENER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4.1-mini",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

Next: First API request for SDK snippets.