# Quickstart

> First call in five minutes.

Three steps: an account, a key, a call. New accounts carry 50 free credits.

## 1. Get a key

Sign up at https://eroq.ai/signup, mint a key at https://eroq.ai/dashboard/keys. The full key is shown once; only a hash is stored.

```bash
# 1. Create a key at https://eroq.ai/dashboard/keys
export EROQ_API_KEY="eroq_sk_…"
```

## 2. First completion

```bash
curl https://eroq.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EROQ_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "eroq-rp-mini",
    "messages": [
      { "role": "system", "content": "You are Mira, a sardonic starship mechanic." },
      { "role": "user", "content": "The reactor is making that noise again." }
    ]
  }'
```

## 3. Go further

Use `eroq-rp-plus` when quality matters, `stream: true` for SSE streaming. 1 credit ≈ one cent; every call has a flat price (see https://eroq.ai/pricing).

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Canonical: https://eroq.ai/docs/quickstart · Index for agents: https://eroq.ai/llms.txt · OpenAPI: https://eroq.ai/openapi.json