Quickstart

This takes you from a new account to a working completion. You do not need a credit card.

Prerequisites

An email address to sign up at tryorbit.cloud
An Orbit API key (sk-orbit-...)
Optional: Python 3, Node.js, or curl

Get started

Create an account

Go to tryorbit.cloud/sign-up and create an account. Orbit creates an organization for you and grants $2 in free credits.

Create an API key

Open the dashboard, go to API Keys, and create a key.Give it a name (for example local or cursor). You can set an expiration of 30 days, 90 days, 1 year, or never.Copy the secret immediately. Orbit stores only a hash and a short preview after it is shown once.

export ORBIT_API_KEY="sk-orbit-..."

Send a request

Use the official OpenAI SDK, the official Anthropic SDK, or curl. All three talk to the same catalogue.

OpenAI (Python)
Anthropic (Python)
cURL

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.tryorbit.cloud/api/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-5",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from Orbit."}],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import os
from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic(
    api_key=os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.tryorbit.cloud/api",
)

message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-5",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from Orbit."}],
)

print(message.content[0].text)

curl https://api.tryorbit.cloud/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORBIT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-5",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello from Orbit." }]
  }'

What to do next

Claude Code

Run the Claude Code agent on Orbit credits.

Cursor

Point Cursor at Orbit’s OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

Models

How slugs, vendors, and routing work.

Billing

Credits, plans, and invoices.

Need help? Email hello@tryorbit.cloud or join Discord.

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API

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Reference

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Claude Code

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Models

Billing

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Claude Code

Cursor

Models

Billing

Prerequisites

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