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Getting Started

This page is the fastest path from account creation to a working embedding request.

5-minute quickstart​

  1. Create an account: Creating an Account
  2. Create an API key: Authentication
  3. Install the official Python SDK: Official Python SDK
  4. Make your first request: Making Your First API Request

If you prefer to start by browsing endpoints and schemas, jump to: InertialAI API.

For new Python code, use inertialai-python. It is the official client library and gives you:

  • typed request and response models
  • native multi-modal input objects
  • sync and async clients
  • InertialAI-specific exceptions and automatic retries

If you want lower-level payload examples, see Using the Embeddings Endpoint. If you already standardize on the OpenAI client, see OpenAI Python SDK Compatibility.

API basics​

  • API base: https://inertialai.com/api/v1
  • Auth header: Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>
  • Payloads: JSON request/response bodies

Common HTTP responses​

  • 2xx: success
  • 401: missing or malformed API key
  • 403: invalid/revoked/expired key, or insufficient access
  • 422: request body doesn’t match the schema

Tip: When troubleshooting 422, compare your request to the endpoint schema in the API reference.

Next steps​