Authentication

Getting Your API Key

1. Log into build.chipp.ai
2. Navigate to your application
3. Click Share in the sidebar
4. Find the “Share via API” section
5. Click the eye icon to reveal your API key
6. Copy your API key

Tip: The Share tab includes a ready-to-use curl example with your app’s model name. Click the copy button to get a working request with your API key included.

Using Your API Key

Include your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Example

curl https://build.chipp.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "myapp-123",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Required Headers

Error Responses

Authentication Errors (401)

{
  "error": "Missing API key"
}

No Authorization header provided.

{
  "error": "Invalid API key"
}

The API key is incorrect or doesn’t match the application.

{
  "error": "This API is only available on a paid plan.  Visit your dashboard to upgrade."
}

Free accounts cannot access the API. Requires Builder plan or higher.