Quick Start

Welcome to our API services! This guide helps you quickly get started with image and video generation.

Step 1: Get an API Key

Visit the API Key Management page
Sign in to your account
Create a new API key
Save your key securely (it is shown only once)

Step 2: Choose a Model

We provide multiple AI models to choose from.

Text Generation Models

GPT-5: Powerful dialogue and text generation capabilities
Claude: High-performance conversational model by Anthropic
Gemini: Google’s multimodal large language model

Image Generation Models

GPT-Image: High‑quality image generation

Video Generation Models

VEO 3.1: Professional video generation

Step 3: Send a Request

Text generation example

curl -X POST https://api.elkapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-5.5",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello, please introduce yourself"
      }
    ]
  }'

Image generation example

curl -X POST https://api.elkapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-image-1.5",
    "prompt": "A cute panda",
    "size": "1:1",
    "n": 1
  }'

Video generation example

curl -X POST https://api.elkapi.com/v1/video/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "veo-3.1-generate-preview",
    "prompt": "Waves crashing against the shore",
    "duration": 4,
    "size": "1280x720"
  }'

Step 4: Check Task Status

Because we use asynchronous processing, you need to query task status to obtain results.

curl -X GET https://api.elkapi.com/v1/video/generations/YOUR_TASK_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting started

Quick Start

Quick Start

Step 1: Get an API Key

Step 2: Choose a Model

Text Generation Models

Image Generation Models

Video Generation Models

Step 3: Send a Request

Text generation example

Image generation example

Video generation example

Step 4: Check Task Status

What’s Next

View API docs

Development Guide

​Quick Start

​Step 1: Get an API Key

​Step 2: Choose a Model

​Text Generation Models

​Image Generation Models

​Video Generation Models

​Step 3: Send a Request

​Text generation example

​Image generation example

​Video generation example

​Step 4: Check Task Status

​What’s Next

View API docs

Development Guide

Quick Start

Step 1: Get an API Key

Step 2: Choose a Model

Text Generation Models

Image Generation Models

Video Generation Models

Step 3: Send a Request

Text generation example

Image generation example

Video generation example

Step 4: Check Task Status

What’s Next