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Quickstart

Make your first API call in under 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.8+ or Node.js 18+ installed
  • A GabForge account — sign up free
1

Create an API key

Sign in to your dashboard, click API Keys in the left sidebar, and press Create new key. Give it a descriptive name, then copy the key immediately — it is displayed only once.

2

Install the SDK

Install the OpenAI Python package. The GabForge API is fully compatible with it.

pip install openai
3

Set your API key as an environment variable

Never hard-code secrets in source files. Store the key in your environment.

# Linux / macOS
export GABFORGE_API_KEY="your-key-here"

# Windows PowerShell
$env:GABFORGE_API_KEY = "your-key-here"
4

Make your first request

Create a file called hello.py and run it.

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://ai.gabforge.ai/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["GABFORGE_API_KEY"],
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gabforge-coder",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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