Windows Setup Guide

Overview

This guide walks you through connecting to the Token101 API on Windows. Token101 supports two API formats:

• OpenAI format — POST https://token.ppthub.shop/api/v1/chat/completions (recommended for most tools)
• Anthropic format — POST https://token.ppthub.shop/api/v1/messages

All models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Qwen) work with both formats. You can use any OpenAI-compatible tool or SDK to call any model.

Step 1 — Create an Account and Get Your API Key

1. Open your browser and go to https://token.ppthub.shop
2. Register or log in to your account
3. Go to Settings → API Keys
4. Click Create API Key
5. Copy the generated sk-... key immediately

Step 2 — Install Node.js (Required for Claude Code)

Skip this step if you only need Python or curl access.

Claude Code requires a Node.js environment to run.

Option A: Official Installer (Recommended)

1. Open your browser and go to https://nodejs.org
2. Click the LTS version to download the .msi installer
3. Run the installer and keep all default settings

Option B: Package Manager

If you have Chocolatey or Scoop installed:

# Chocolatey
choco install nodejs

# Scoop
scoop install nodejs

Verify Installation

Open PowerShell or CMD and run:

node --version
npm --version

If both commands print version numbers, Node.js is installed correctly.

Step 3 — Set Your API Key as an Environment Variable

Temporary (current session only)

Open PowerShell and run:

$env:TOKEN101_API_KEY = "sk-your-api-key-here"

This setting is lost when you close the window.

Permanent (user-level, survives restarts)

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("TOKEN101_API_KEY", "sk-your-api-key-here", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)

Restart PowerShell after running this command for the change to take effect.

Verify the Variable

# PowerShell
echo $env:TOKEN101_API_KEY

# CMD
echo %TOKEN101_API_KEY%

Expected output: your sk-... key. If the output is empty or shows the variable name literally, the variable was not set correctly — repeat the step above.

Step 4 — Send Your First Request

Option A: curl (PowerShell)

curl -X POST https://token.ppthub.shop/api/v1/chat/completions `
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" `
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $env:TOKEN101_API_KEY" `
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-5.2",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello! What can you do?"}],
    "max_tokens": 256
  }'

Option B: Python (OpenAI SDK)

Install the SDK first:

pip install openai

Then run:

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["TOKEN101_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://token.ppthub.shop/api/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.2",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello! What can you do?"},
    ],
    max_tokens=256,
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)
print(f"Tokens used: {response.usage.total_tokens}")

Option C: Node.js (OpenAI SDK)

Install the SDK first:

npm install openai

Then run:

import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.TOKEN101_API_KEY,
  baseURL: 'https://token.ppthub.shop/api/v1',
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: 'gpt-5.2',
  messages: [
    { role: 'system', content: 'You are a helpful assistant.' },
    { role: 'user', content: 'Hello! What can you do?' },
  ],
  max_tokens: 256,
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

Step 5 — Connect Claude Code (Optional)

Claude Code is an AI coding assistant that runs in your terminal. You can point it at Token101 to use any supported model.

Install Claude Code

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Verify:

claude --version

Configure Environment Variables

Token101 uses the Anthropic protocol format for Claude Code and now supports both common auth styles:

• ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN: Claude Code sends Authorization: Bearer ...
• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: Claude Code sends X-Api-Key: ...

Token101 accepts both headers, so either variable works. We recommend ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN because it matches what the one-command install script writes — keeping to a single variable avoids the ambiguous state where both are set. Set only one.

# Temporary (current session)
$env:ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL = "https://token.ppthub.shop/api"
$env:ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN = "sk-your-api-key-here"

For permanent setup:

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL", "https://token.ppthub.shop/api", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN", "sk-your-api-key-here", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)

Restart PowerShell after setting permanent variables.

If you already use ANTHROPIC_API_KEY locally, that still works too — just don't set both at once:

$env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = "sk-your-api-key-here"

Start Claude Code

# Start in any directory
claude

# Start in a specific project
cd C:\path\to\your\project
claude

Once started, you can ask Claude Code things like:

• "Help me understand the structure of this project"
• "Find and fix the bug in this function"
• "Write a React component for a login form"

Troubleshooting

PowerShell execution policy error

If you see "cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled":

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

claude command not found

1. Confirm Claude Code installed successfully: npm list -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
2. Close and reopen PowerShell
3. Check that npm's global bin is in your PATH: npm config get prefix

npm install is slow

Use a mirror registry:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code --registry=https://registry.npmmirror.com

API returns 401

• Check that ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN is set correctly
• Confirm the key starts with sk- and is at least 32 characters
• Verify the key still exists in your dashboard under Settings → API Keys

Next Steps

• Supported Models — full model list with pricing
• Billing & Credits — how credits work and how to top up
• Rate Limits — request quotas by plan
• Error Handling — common errors and how to fix them