Quickstart

Register, create a key, and make your first model call — in about 5 minutes.

1. Sign up and log in

Register at https://api.sdkmax.com/sign-up — see Create an Account for details.

2. Create an API key

Log in to the console → Tokens → create a new API key (starts with sk-) and copy it. See Create an API Key.

3. Make your first call

SDKMAX is fully OpenAI-compatible; the base URL is:

https://api.sdkmax.com/v1

curl

curl https://api.sdkmax.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-your-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Introduce SDKMAX in one sentence."}
    ]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-your-key",
    base_url="https://api.sdkmax.com/v1",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Introduce SDKMAX in one sentence."}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

Node.js

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: "sk-your-key",
  baseURL: "https://api.sdkmax.com/v1",
});

const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "gpt-4o",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Introduce SDKMAX in one sentence." }],
});

console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);

If you get back a normal choices[0].message.content, you're connected.

4. Switching models is a one-line change

Because every model sits behind the same OpenAI-compatible API, switching providers is usually just the model field:

- "model": "gpt-4o",
+ "model": "claude-opus-4-8",

- "model": "gpt-4o",
+ "model": "deepseek-chat",

The authoritative list of available model names is the console's model page or GET /v1/models — it changes as channels sync automatically.

5. Next steps

• Learn the request contract: Making Requests
• Understand compatibility scope: OpenAI-Compatible API
• Use an official SDK: Python · Node.js · Java · Go
• Generate images/video: Images API · Video API