Authentication

Getting Your API Key

1. Log into build.chipp.ai
2. Navigate to your application
3. Click Launch in the sidebar, then the Access tab
4. Scroll to the Builder API Keys section
5. Click + New Key, optionally give it a name, and click Create Key
6. Copy the key (it begins with chipp_). It is only shown once

Tip: The Launch > Share tab’s “API Access” card shows a ready-to-use curl example with your app’s model name pre-filled. Click its copy button to get a working request, then paste in your key.

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, expired, or revoked. A key for a different application returns 404 (Unknown model), not 401.