Quick Start

Step 1: Get Your API Key

First, you need to create an API key to authenticate your requests.

1. Sign in to your dashboard
2. Navigate to API Keys in the sidebar
3. Click "Create new secret key"
4. Copy and save your API key securely

Step 2: Install the SDK

Our API is fully compatible with the OpenAI SDK. Install it using your preferred package manager:

pip install openai

Step 3: Set Your Environment Variable

Set your API key as an environment variable to keep it secure:

export CATLOVE_API_KEY="sk-your-api-key-here"

Step 4: Make Your First Request

Now you're ready to make your first API call! Here's a simple chat completion example:

curl https://api.catlove.cc/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CATLOVE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
      {"role": "user", "content": "Hello! What can you help me with?"}
    ]
  }'

Expected Response

If everything is set up correctly, you'll receive a response like this:

{
  "id": "chatcmpl-abc123",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "created": 1705368400,
  "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Hello! I'm an AI assistant powered by CatLove. I can help you with a variety of tasks such as answering questions, writing content, coding, analysis, and much more. What would you like help with today?"
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 25,
    "completion_tokens": 42,
    "total_tokens": 67
  }
}

Next Steps

Congratulations! You've made your first API call. Here's what to explore next: