Auth
General Compute authentication & API keys
Every request to the General Compute API is authenticated with a Bearer token. Keys are issued per account, can be rotated at any time, and never expire on their own.
Header format
Authorization: Bearer <your-gc-api-key>Keep your API key server-side. Never embed it in client-side JavaScript.
How to get a key
- Humans: sign up at docs.generalcompute.com/authentication.
- Agents: follow the programmatic signup flow at docs.generalcompute.com/agent-signup. No human gate.
- New accounts get $100 in free inference credit.
More
- API reference: /api-reference
- Developer hub: /developers