Secure AI API — Data Flow, Privacy & API Key Safety

Read before you send sensitive data

Prompts transit LumeAPI to upstream inference providers to fulfill the model id you requested. We are not a private on-prem deployment. Review Privacy Policy and Terms with your legal team before processing regulated data.

API keys belong in server-side secrets. Usage logs help billing and debugging; they are not a substitute for your own audit trail if compliance requires it.

If you cannot accept third-party processing, do not route that data through any external AI API—including LumeAPI.

Security review worksheet

List data classes you will send (PII, credentials, customer content). Mark which classes are prohibited from third-party AI APIs per your policy.

Rotate API keys on the same schedule as other production secrets. Revoke keys immediately in Console if a leak is suspected, then audit Usage for anomalous model ids or spend spikes.

Self-serve path: register to first API call

LumeAPI is designed for developers who want to integrate without scheduling demos. Create an account, confirm your email, and open Console to generate an API key. Fund your USD wallet with USDT on supported chains when you are ready for billable traffic—there is no mandatory minimum beyond what your tests require.

Point your OpenAI-compatible client at https://api.lumeapi.site/v1, set Authorization to Bearer your key, and pass a catalog model id in the model field. Run a short curl or SDK script from /docs to verify latency, streaming, and error handling before you attach the key to production services.

Use Usage logs to reconcile per-call cost with finance forecasts. When a model tier is too expensive or quality is insufficient, change model id—not your entire integration. For cross-provider price tables and Research deep dives, follow internal links on this page rather than duplicating migration math here.

Documentation, catalog, and support

Every catalog model has a detail page under /models with official reference pricing, LumeAPI pricing, and links to /docs/models/{id} for parameters and curl examples. Start there when this commercial page points you to a model id you have not called before.

The /docs index lists gateway authentication, Chat Completions, image endpoints, and async video patterns. llms.txt bundles the same information for agent tooling—useful when you want a single URL to paste into Cursor or an internal bot.

Research articles explain why bills grow and how to compare providers; commercial pages like this one explain what LumeAPI offers and how to start. Follow internal links instead of searching for duplicate migration content across pages.

If billing, chain deposits, or integration behavior is unclear, use /contact for support channels. Include your model id, approximate request time, and whether the issue is authentication, balance, or model parameters—that speeds up resolution.