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NVIDIA NIM API Key

  • OpenAI-compatible chat/completions endpoint
  • Broad open-model catalog through NVIDIA NIM
  • NVIDIA Build offers a free serverless development tier
  1. Open build.nvidia.com
  2. Click Login in the top-right corner
  3. If you do not have an account yet, choose Create Account
  4. Enter your email address and password, then complete email verification
  1. After signing in, look for the banner that says Verify your account to unlock API access
  2. Click Verify
  3. Enter your phone number and complete the SMS verification flow
  4. After this finishes, your account should have full API access
  1. Click your avatar in the top-right corner
  2. Open API Keys
  3. Click + Create API Key
  4. Fill in:
    • Name: any label, for example my-free-key
    • Expiration: choose the validity period you want, up to 12 months if available
  5. Click Create Key
  6. Copy the generated key immediately

NVIDIA only shows the full key once. It starts with nvapi-. Save it before you close the dialog.

  1. Provider: NVIDIA NIM
  2. Paste your nvapi-... API key and save
  3. Pick a model from the NVIDIA catalog
  • NVIDIA exposes a public model catalog at https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1/models
  • Free-tier RPM and model availability can change by account, model, or NVIDIA policy