> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dimilinks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Make your first Claude chat request in five minutes.

This page uses a single `chat/completions` request as a minimal example. Image and video generation use different endpoints; after completing this chat request, follow the links at the end of the page to integrate them.

## 1. Prepare an API key

Create a Bearer key in the console and save it as an environment variable. Send every request from your server; never place the key in browser code or a client application bundle.

```bash theme={null}
export DIMILINKS_API_KEY="sk-..."
```

```http theme={null}
Authorization: Bearer <DIMILINKS_API_KEY>
Content-Type: application/json
```

## 2. Start a Claude chat through the OpenAI-compatible endpoint

```bash theme={null}
curl "https://dimilinks.com/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DIMILINKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-5",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "system", "content": "You are a concise assistant."},
      {"role": "user", "content": "Explain Pluto in one sentence."}
    ]
  }'
```

Response (abridged):

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "chatcmpl_xxx",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "model": "claude-sonnet-5",
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Pluto is a dwarf planet at the outer edge of the Solar System that was once classified as the ninth planet."
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 32,
    "completion_tokens": 24,
    "total_tokens": 56
  }
}
```

Change `model` to `gpt-5.5`, `gpt-5.6-terra`, `qwen3.7-max`, or another available text model to call it with the same key.

## 3. Use the native Anthropic protocol (recommended for the Claude SDK / Claude Code)

If you use the official Anthropic SDK or Claude Code, use the dedicated base URL `https://api-direct.dimilinks.com/`:

```bash theme={null}
curl "https://api-direct.dimilinks.com/v1/messages" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DIMILINKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-5",
    "max_tokens": 256,
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}
    ]
  }'
```

See [Anthropic Messages](/en/api-reference/chat/anthropic-messages) for details.

## 4. Enable streaming

```bash theme={null}
curl "https://dimilinks.com/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DIMILINKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-5",
    "stream": true,
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Write a four-line poem about the deep sea."}
    ]
  }'
```

The server returns a sequence of incremental `data: {...}` events as `text/event-stream`, ending with `data: [DONE]`. See [Chat completions](/en/api-reference/chat/completions) for details.

## 5. Next steps

* List currently available models and select a recent model: [Model selection and updates](/en/api-reference/model-guide)
* Connect Claude Code to Claude: [Claude Code](/en/api-reference/integrations/claude-code)
* Connect Codex CLI to GPT: [Codex CLI](/en/api-reference/integrations/codex-cli)
* Configure Cursor, Continue, Zed, Cherry Studio, and other IDEs: [VS Code and other IDEs](/en/api-reference/integrations/vscode-and-ides)
* Import directly from the console into CC Switch or Cherry Studio: [One-click CC Switch / Cherry Studio import](/en/api-reference/integrations/ccswitch)
* Submit an image task: [Create image generation](/en/api-reference/images/gpt-image-2/generation)
* Submit a video task: [Create video generation](/en/api-reference/videos/grok-imagine-video/generation)
* Retrieve task progress: [Retrieve image task](/en/api-reference/images/gpt-image-2/tasks)