Get API Key

Learn how to create, manage, and copy API keys and service endpoints in the OpenRely Console before integrating and configuring various AI applications and clients.

Before connecting any AI client, agent development framework, or automated workflow to OpenRely, you only need to prepare two core pieces of information: the Base URL and the API Key.

📌 Core Connection Parameters

Parameter	Value	Description
Base URL	`https://api.openrely.ai/v1`	Compatible with standard OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini API protocols
API Key	`sk-...`	Dedicated access credential created in the OpenRely Console

Security Warning: Your API Key is equivalent to your account's spending credential. Never upload your key in plaintext to public GitHub repositories, frontend client source code, or public forums.

🚀 Get an API Key in 30 Seconds

Step 1: Log in to the Console and Go to Key Management

Log in to the OpenRely Official Console, then click API Keys in the left navigation bar (or directly visit Console Key Management).

Step 2: Create an API Key

On the API Keys management page, click the Create API Key button:

Name: Enter a name that helps you distinguish the client (e.g., Claude-Code, Cherry-Studio, or Local Dev Test).
Quota Limit (Optional): Set an independent quota limit for this key (recommended) to prevent abnormal requests from a single client from excessively consuming your account balance.
Model Permissions (Optional): Specify an allowed list of models that this key can call (leave blank to allow calling all available models).
Click Submit to finish creating the key.

Step 3: Copy and Securely Store Your API Key

Once created, locate the newly created entry in the key list and click the Copy button to retrieve the full sk-... key. Please store it securely in a local password manager or configuration file.

⚡ Quick Verification (Optional)

After obtaining your key, you can run the following curl command in your terminal to quickly verify that your credentials and network connection are working properly:

# Replace <MODEL_NAME> with the model identifier chosen in Pricing (https://api.openrely.ai/pricing)
curl https://api.openrely.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-your-api-key-here" \
  -d '{
    "model": "<MODEL_NAME>",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello OpenRely!"}]
  }'

If a JSON response containing the model's reply is returned, your API Key is active and the connection is working properly! You can visit the OpenRely Model Pricing Center to view the list of all available models and their ratios.

🛠️ Next Steps: Choose Your Client to Get Started

Now that you have your Base URL and API Key, you can proceed to choose the AI application you want to configure:

Claude Code

Official Anthropic terminal coding agent

Codex CLI

Terminal coding assistant for OpenAI code models

Cherry Studio

Open-source full-featured multi-model desktop AI client

CC Switch

Open-source tool for quick switching between model endpoints and APIs

OpenClaw

Open-source self-hosted multi-channel AI assistant platform

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For advanced features such as group routing, IP whitelisting, and enabling/disabling keys, please refer to 🔑 Advanced API Key Configuration in the platform documentation.