Quickstart

The three values

Every OpenAI-compatible SDK and app takes these three. Nothing else changes: the request and the reply are OpenAI’s chat completions format.

Check your setup with the test key

sk-nokeep-test answers every model id with one fixed line that names the model and what the call would have cost. It never reaches a model and costs nothing, so you can wire up your code or your app before you buy anything. More about the test key.

Make your first call

Put your key in an environment variable, point the SDK at nokeep, and send a message.

import os
from openai import OpenAI

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

reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek-v4.1-flash-uncensored",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Play the rival. Don't go easy on me."}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)

Export the test key as NOKEEP_API_KEY to run this free. With your own key it answers for real, and the reply’s usage says what it cost.

Make a real key

1. Open the console and buy credits, from $5. Buying them makes your account; there is no email or password.
2. Press New key, name it after the app it is for, and set a daily cap in dollars.
3. Copy the key. It is shown once; we keep a fingerprint of it, not the key.

The API spends credits you bought. A plan’s credits stay in the app.

Next

• Stream the reply as it is written.
• Turn thinking on for harder questions. It is off unless you ask.
• Set up SillyTavern or JanitorAI.
• See every error and how to fix it.