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Quickstart

Get from zero to your first API call in under 5 minutes.

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Step 1: Create Your Account

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Sign up

Visit runcrate.ai and click Get Started. Sign up with email/password, magic link, or OAuth (Google, GitHub, Discord).
2

Complete onboarding

A quick 5-step wizard asks about your use case, experience level, and team size.
3

Add credits

Go to Dashboard → Billing, add a payment method, and top up credits. Start with as little as $5.

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Step 2: Get Your API Key

Navigate to Dashboard → Keys → API Keys tab and click Create API Key. Copy the key immediately — it’s shown only once. Your key looks like: rc_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Step 3: Make Your First Call

The Runcrate Models API is OpenAI-compatible. Base URL: https://api.runcrate.ai/v1 
curl https://api.runcrate.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rc_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ],
    "max_tokens": 512,
    "temperature": 0.7
  }'
Install the OpenAI SDK: pip install openai (Python) or npm install openai (JavaScript).

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Step 4: Try the Playground

Don’t want to write code yet? Use the Model Playground in the dashboard:
  1. Go to Dashboard → Models
  2. Click any model
  3. Start chatting, generating images, or creating videos — right in your browser
The playground shows auto-generated code examples (curl, Python, JavaScript) for every request you make.

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What Else Can You Do?

Generate Images

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Generate Videos

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