Get Started

Make your first API call in minutes.

1. Register and get an API Key

Go to the NovaAPI main site, sign up, and create an API Key in the console.

2. Authentication

Every request must carry your key in the header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Security tips:

• Never hardcode keys in frontend code or public repos
• Inject via environment variables, e.g. NOVA_API_KEY
• If a key leaks, disable and regenerate it in the console immediately
• Use separate keys per purpose to track usage and limits

3. Make your first call

NovaAPI exposes OpenAI-compatible endpoints — just point base_url at NovaAPI:

curl https://api.novaapis.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOVA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
    "messages": [
      { "role": "user", "content": "Hello, introduce yourself" }
    ]
  }'

4. Use an official SDK

Any OpenAI-compatible SDK works — just swap the base_url:

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="your NovaAPI Key",
    base_url="https://api.novaapis.com/v1",
)

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

Next steps

• Browse API Usage for all endpoints
• See Agent & Tools for function calling