Quick Start

From zero to your first Claude API response in under 5 minutes. No VPN, no credit card, no Visa or Mastercard required.

Step 1 — Register

Go to claude-api.tech and register with your email. The process takes under 30 seconds. After registration you immediately receive $0.25 in test balance — enough to send your first requests.

Create an account →

Step 2 — Create an API Key

In your dashboard, go to API Keys → Create key. The key format is sk-cs2-*. Copy it and keep it secret — you won't be able to see the full key again.

Dashboard → API Keys

sk-cs2-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Store the key in an environment variable or secret manager. Never commit it to Git, expose it in browser code, or include it in public logs.

Create an API key →

Step 3 — Send Your First Request

Use cURL, Python, or any HTTP client. The only change from the official Anthropic API is the base URL:

cURL

curl https://api.llm-gate.tech/v1/messages \
  -H "x-api-key: $CLAUDE_API_KEY" \
  -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude!"}]
  }'

Python

import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic(
    api_key="sk-cs2-...",
    base_url="https://api.llm-gate.tech"
)

message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4-6",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude!"}]
)
print(message.content[0].text)