Introduction

Create a Tokener.ai account, add credits, and send your first model request.

Updated 2026-08-24
Edit on GitHub

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

1. Create an account

Open Sign in from this site, then 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; confirmed payments appear in your paid balance. Only the organization owner can start a top-up.

3. Create an API key

In API keys, create a key for your app or environment. Copy the secret now or reveal it again from the key list until it is revoked.

Owners and admins can manage all user-created organization keys. Members can manage only the keys they created.

4. Send a request

Call Tokener through either the OpenAI-compatible API or the Anthropic-compatible /messages API. This example uses Chat Completions:

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

Next: First API request for SDK snippets.