#Quickstart

#Creating your account

To use your API, you will first need to create an account. Start by navigating to xAI Console to sign up.

Once you have logged in, you will be guided through an onboarding process to create a team and invite your teammates.

Each team has its own set of users, API keys and billing information. You can create as many teams as you need. Once your team is set up, you will need to add a payment method from the billing page and purchase credits to start using the API.

#Creating an API key

Once you have completed onboarding, you can navigate to the API Keys page to create your first API key.

Choose a name for your API key and select which endpoints and models the key will have access to.

Store your API key in a secure location, and never share it publicly. If you lose your API key, you can delete the previous key and generate a new one from this page.

Once you’ve generated an API key, export it as an environment variable in your terminal.

export XAI_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

#Making your first request

With your xAI API key exported as an environment variable, you're ready to make your first API request.

Let's test out the API using curl. The command below assumes that you have exported the XAI_API_KEY as a system environment variable.

curl https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions \\
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" \\
  -d '{
        "messages": [
          {
            "role": "system",
            "content": "You are Grok, a chatbot inspired by the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy."
          },
          {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?"
          }
        ],
        "model": "grok-beta",
        "stream": false,
        "temperature": 0
      }'

In your application, you can integrate with the xAI API using our REST API, gRPC API, or an SDKs as our API is OpenAI and Anthropic compatible.

#Monitor usage

As you use your API key, you will be charged for the number of tokens used. You can monitor your usage in the xAI console usage page.