Quick Start
Create an account, add balance, create an API key and send your first request.
This guide uses placeholders only. Replace YOUR_MODEL_API_KEY and
YOUR_MODEL_ID with values from your own Your Model account.
1. Create an account
Open https://y-models.com and create an account.
2. Add balance
Open Top-up and add prepaid balance.
The wallet is displayed in USD. The minimum top-up amount is currently 1 USD.
3. Create an API key
Open API Keys, create a key and copy it once. Store it in an environment variable:
export YOURMODEL_API_KEY="YOUR_MODEL_API_KEY"Do not commit API keys to Git or paste them into public chats, screenshots or issue reports.
4. List available models
curl https://y-models.com/v1/models \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MODEL_API_KEY"Use the returned model IDs, or copy a model ID from the model square: https://y-models.com/pricing.
5. Send your first request
curl https://y-models.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MODEL_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "YOUR_MODEL_ID",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
]
}'6. Check usage logs
Open Usage Logs to review requests, token usage and billing records.