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This guide takes you from signup to a live response. You’ll create a key, top up your wallet, and run your first API.

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Prerequisites

  • An AnyAPI account — sign up at getanyapi.com.
  • A terminal with curl (or any HTTP client).

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Get started

1

Create an API key

In the dashboard, open API Keys and create a new key. Copy it somewhere safe — it’s shown only once.New accounts get a one-time $1 credit, so you can make your first calls before topping up.
Prefer not to leave your terminal? Mint a key with one request — no dashboard, no sign-in:
curl -s -X POST https://api.getanyapi.com/agent/signup \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "sponsorEmail": "you@example.com", "label": "quickstart" }'
The response includes your aa_live_… key (shown once) and a claimToken. It works immediately on a small starter credit; to lift its cap, make it permanent, and add the $1 credit, sign in at the dashboard with that email and claim it under API keys → Claim agent key. See Let your agent onboard itself.
2

Make your first call

Every API is a single POST to /v1/run/{sku}. Pass your key with the X-API-Key header (or Authorization: Bearer) and the SKU’s normalized input as the JSON body.
curl -s https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/run/tiktok.profile \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_ANYAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"handle":"cristiano"}'
Building an agent? /v1/run/{sku} accepts optional query parameters that shrink the response so a large result doesn’t flood your context window: fields (keep only these keys), max_items (cap the rows), and summary (outline only). They trim what’s returned, never what you’re billed. See the MCP server page for details.
3

Read the response

You get a normalized envelope. output is the result, costUsd is what this call cost you in real dollars, and items is the number of results you were charged for (on per-result APIs).
{
  "output": { "found": true, "data": { "handle": "cristiano", "followers": 0 } },
  "provider": "AnyAPI",
  "costUsd": 0.002,
  "items": 1
}
A legitimate “not found” is a success: output is { "found": false, "data": null }. You’re only charged when a call succeeds — failed calls cost nothing.

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Find an API

You don’t need to know SKUs ahead of time — list and search the catalog: 
# List or search every available API
curl -s "https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/apis?query=tiktok" -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_ANYAPI_KEY"

# Inspect one API's input and output schemas
curl -s https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/apis/tiktok.profile -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_ANYAPI_KEY"
The full catalog with typed schemas also lives in the API Reference.

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Check your balance

curl -s https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/balance -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_ANYAPI_KEY"
Top up any time from the dashboard — your wallet is a USD balance you draw down per request. Pay with a card, Link, crypto (USDC), or Apple / Google Pay; every method funds the same USD wallet.
Building an AI agent? Skip the per-endpoint wiring and connect the whole catalog over MCP instead — see Connect over MCP.