Quick summary
The Claude API key is required to authenticate and integrate Anthropic's AI models into any application or workflow. This walkthrough shows exactly how to generate, name, and copy your API key from the Anthropic Console in under two minutes.
Steps
- Log in to your Anthropic account or create a new account at console.anthropic.com/login.
- From your account dashboard, click on "Get API Keys".
- Click the "+Create Key" button to start generating a new API key.
- In the pop-up dialog, enter a name for your key to identify it later.
- Click "Add" to confirm and create the key.
- Click "Copy Key" to copy your new Claude API key and use it in your application.
