Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with Conduit.im in under 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

A Conduit.im account (sign up for free)
Basic knowledge of REST APIs
A terminal or API client like Postman

Step 1: Get Your API Key

First, you'll need to create an account and get your API key:

Sign up for a Conduit.im account
Navigate to your dashboard
Go to the "API Keys" section
Click "Create New Key" and copy your API key

Important: Keep your API key secure and never share it publicly. Treat it like a password and store it safely.

Step 2: Make Your First API Call

Now let's make a simple chat completion request. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key:

curl -X POST "https://api.conduit.im/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello! Can you help me understand what Conduit.im does?"
      }
    ],
    "max_tokens": 150
  }'

Step 3: Understanding the Response

You should receive a response that looks like this:

{
  "id": "chatcmpl-123",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "created": 1677652288,
  "model": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Hello! Conduit.im is a unified API platform that provides access to hundreds of large language models from various providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more through a single, standardized interface. It simplifies AI integration for developers."
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 20,
    "completion_tokens": 45,
    "total_tokens": 65
  }
}

Step 4: Try Different Models

One of the key benefits of Conduit.im is easy access to multiple models. Try changing the model in your request:

{
  "model": "claude-3-sonnet",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Write a haiku about programming"
    }
  ]
}

You can also try these popular models:

gpt-4 - OpenAI's most capable model
claude-3-opus - Anthropic's flagship model
gemini-pro - Google's advanced model
llama-2-70b - Meta's open-source model

Next Steps

Congratulations! You've made your first API call with Conduit.im.

Here's what you can explore next:

API Reference

Complete documentation of all API endpoints

Build a Chatbot

Step-by-step guide to creating your first chatbot

Explore Models

Browse all available models and their capabilities

SDKs & Libraries

Use our official SDKs for easier integration

Troubleshooting

Getting a 401 Unauthorized error?

Double-check that you're including your API key in the Authorization header: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Model not found error?

Make sure you're using a valid model name. Check our models page for a complete list.

Documentation