NVIDIA NIM API Key
Why NVIDIA
Section titled “Why NVIDIA”- OpenAI-compatible
chat/completionsendpoint - Broad open-model catalog through NVIDIA NIM
- NVIDIA Build offers a free serverless development tier
Create Your NVIDIA Account
Section titled “Create Your NVIDIA Account”- Open build.nvidia.com
- Click Login in the top-right corner
- If you do not have an account yet, choose Create Account
- Enter your email address and password, then complete email verification
Verify Your Account for API Access
Section titled “Verify Your Account for API Access”- After signing in, look for the banner that says Verify your account to unlock API access
- Click Verify
- Enter your phone number and complete the SMS verification flow
- After this finishes, your account should have full API access
Create an API Key
Section titled “Create an API Key”- Click your avatar in the top-right corner
- Open API Keys
- Click + Create API Key
- Fill in:
- Name: any label, for example
my-free-key - Expiration: choose the validity period you want, up to 12 months if available
- Name: any label, for example
- Click Create Key
- Copy the generated key immediately
NVIDIA only shows the full key once. It starts with
nvapi-. Save it before you close the dialog.
Configure in AnySoul
Section titled “Configure in AnySoul”- Provider: NVIDIA NIM
- Paste your
nvapi-...API key and save - 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