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

# Quickstart

Get your first inference response in under 5 minutes.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an account">
    Go to sciforium.com and sign up with email/password or Google SSO. Note: Sciforium is a prepaid platform — you'll need to purchase credits before making your first API call.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Purchase credits">
    Navigate to Billing in the top navigation bar and add credits via Stripe. The minimum purchase is \$5.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an API key">
    1. Navigate to API Keys in the left sidebar.
    2. Click + Create API Key in the top right.
    3. Give your key a name and click Create.
    4. Copy your key immediately — it is displayed only once.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make your first request">
    Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with the key you just created.

    ```bash theme={null}
    curl https://api.sciforium.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b",
        "messages": [
          { "role": "user", "content": "Explain what Sciforium does in one sentence." }
        ]
      }'
    ```

    You should receive a JSON response with the model's completion. You're live.
  </Step>
</Steps>