1. Create an account
Sign up, verify your email, and add prepaid credit. Then create an API key in your dashboard. Keep that key in a server-side environment variable.
2. Configure your SDK
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.CLANKER_API_KEY,
baseURL: "https://api.cheapclankers.com/v1",
});
const models = await client.models.list();
console.log(models.data);3. Send a request
const result = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "YOUR_ENABLED_MODEL",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Let’s build." }],
max_tokens: 512,
});
console.log(result.choices[0].message.content);Streaming and compatibility
For supported models, set stream: true. Use /v1/messages for enabled Anthropic-compatible models and /v1/responses only when your selected model lists that protocol. Your key’s model list is the authority for available access.
Request limits and billing
Set an explicit output-token limit. Available credit is reserved before inference and settled from usage. Interrupted requests may remain pending until supplier records confirm their charge. Avoid blindly retrying a timed-out generation.
Errors and request IDs
401 means an invalid or revoked key. 402 means insufficient credit. 429 means a rate or concurrency limit. 503 means the route, model, or supplier is not available. Include the x-request-id response header when asking for help.