# AKI.IO API Interface

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> **High-performance AI model services via simple API interfaces.**  
> Official client library for connecting to the [AKI.IO](https://aki.io) platform.

## 🚀 Overview

This repository provides official client interfaces (libraries) for seamlessly integrating with the [AKI.IO](https://aki.io) platform. AKI.IO offers a user-friendly API to access leading open-source or open-weight AI models, enabling developers to build intelligent applications without the complexity and cost of managing infrastructure.

The platform is designed for business and professional use, offering enterprise-grade security, GDPR-compliance, scalable deployment, and transparent, token-based billing.

## ✨ Key Features

- **Simple Integration**: Pre-built client libraries for popular languages.
- **Access to Top AI Models**: Interface with state-of-the-art LLMs and image generation models.
- **Enterprise-Grade**: Running on AIME HPC GPU cloud instances in ISO 27001 & SOC 2 Type II certified adat centers, GDPR-compliant, hosted in Europe.
- **Secure by Design**: API keys are scoped and managed per use case for enhanced control.

## 🏁 Getting Started

Follow these steps to start using the AKI.IO API:

### 1. Get Your API Key
1. Sign up for a free account at [aki.io/signup](https://aki.io/signup) to receive **10 EUR free trial credits**.
2. After logging in, navigate to your **User Profile** page at [aki.io/admin/user](https://aki.io/admin/user) to view your API Key.
3. **Important**: Keep your API key secure. It's bound to your user and should not be embedded in public code.

### 2. Make Your First Request

Here’s a quick example to test your setup:


**Example**

Checkout this repo and install the **aki-io** pip with following command:

```bash
pip install aki-io
```

Change into the 'python/examples' directory and run:

```bash
python3 llm_simple_example.py
```

**JavaScript Example**

Checkout this repo and change into the 'js/examples' directory and run:


```bash
node llm_simple_example.js
```
