Quick Start Guide
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A step-by-step setup guide for first-time kvidAI API users.
🚀 Get Started in 5 Minutes
Step 1: Account Creation
Important: You must use the same email address for both sites!
-
Developer Portal Registration
- Visit developers.kvid.ai
- Sign up (enter email and password)
-
Console Site Registration
- Visit console.kvid.ai
- Sign up with the same email address
Step 2: API Key Issuance
- Log in to developers.kvid.ai
- Select "API Keys" or "Key Management" menu
- Click "Generate New API Key"
- Select desired API services:
- ✅ Video Generation AI API
- ✅ Image Generation AI API
- ✅ Text Generation LLM AI API
- Copy and securely store your API key
⚠️ Warning: API keys are only displayed once during creation!
Step 3: Credits & Permissions Setup
Manual setup is currently required:
- Log in to console.kvid.ai
- Contact customer support for:
- Credit top-up request
- Set user role to "api-user"
🧪 First API Call Test
Text API Test
curl -X POST "https://api.kvid.ai/ai-model/qwen/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "API-KEY: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen2.5-72b-instruct",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "Write a short K-pop related article!"}
]
}'
Video API Test
curl -X POST "https://api.kvid.ai/ai-model/videogen-1/v1/video_generation" \
-H "API-KEY: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "text-to-video",
"prompt": "K-pop dancer performing choreography"
}'
Image API Test
curl -X POST "https://api.kvid.ai/ai-model/flux-1/v1/text-to-image" \
-H "API-KEY: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "Beautiful woman with K-beauty makeup",
"width": 1024,
"height": 1024
}'
💰 Understanding Pricing
Credit System
- 1 USD = 144.6 credits (based on 1,446 KRW exchange rate)
- Usage-based credit deduction
- Prepaid top-up system
Main Service Pricing
- Video Generation: 124.356 credits (≈$0.86) per 5-6 second video
- Image Generation: 1-3 credits (varies by resolution)
- Text Generation: 17-52 credits per 1,000 tokens
✅ Setup Completion Checklist
- Developer portal registration completed
- Console site registration completed (same email)
- API key issued and saved
- Credit top-up requested
- User role set to "api-user"
- First API call test successful
🔧 Common Issues
Q: API key not working
A: Check the following:
- Developer portal and console site email addresses match
- No spaces or special characters when copying API key
- Credit balance and user permissions
Q: No credits available
A: Manual setup is currently required. Request credit top-up from customer support.
Q: Strange Korean API results
A: Qwen models are optimized for Korean. Try writing more specific prompts.
🎯 Next Steps
Once setup is complete:
- Explore API Services: API Services Overview
- Detailed Documentation: Check complete API specifications
- Excel Plugin: Using AI in Excel
- Console Management: Console Guide
🆘 Need Help?
- Discord: kvidAI Community
- Email: [email protected]
💡 K-pop & K-beauty Tips
Video API Usage
# K-pop dance video
"prompt": "[Low-angle shot] Female K-pop dancer performing dynamic choreography"
# K-beauty product promotion
"prompt": "[Close-up] Elegant application of K-beauty lipstick with bright lighting"
Text API Usage
# K-pop lyrics generation
"content": "Write K-pop ballad lyrics about love in Korean"
# K-beauty product description
"content": "Write a blog post about K-beauty skincare routine"
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