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Network API Access

nilPay allows you to subscribe and create credentials for using the Private Storage and Private LLMs network APIs.

This guide walks you through the process of creating an API key.

Create an API Key​

In order to get an API Key, you must have a nillion address. We recommend starting by following the wallet setup guide to get started.

Use the nilPay Subscription Portal to create an API key.

Ensure you have an EVM browser wallet (i.e. Metamask) + a Cosmos based walled (i.e. Keplr)

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Identity Options​

For those that may have used the previous nilPay Portal, here is more context regarding the did:nil and did:eth formats.

A DID (Decentralized Identifier) is an unique cryptographic identifier for builders, users, and nodes. Format: did:nil:[66-character-hex-string]. Derived from public keys for verifiable authentication.

If you are using an Ethereum wallet, this also maps to the did:eth format.

nilPay Payment Types

For nilDB, you can use all of these options to pay for the subscription.

  • If you want an Ethereum wallet to be the authority for your keys you can use the Brower Wallet option.
  • Otherwise if you prefer to be key based, you may import one of your older keys via Use Secret Key or Generate New Key to create a new one.

If using the Browser Wallet option, you have two options:

  1. Pay for yourself which is recommended if you are the developer of the application.
  2. Paying for others which is recommended if you are subscribing on behalf of someone else .

Subscription to nilAI and/or nilDB​

In order to subscribe to a nillion service, you must have a subscription. This is possible by using a set amount of uNIL tokens.

This is currently for testnet, therefore you can get free NIL from the testnet faucet. We also have a testnet faucet guide to help you get started.

Click on the either the Subscribe to nilAI or Subscribe to nilDB button to subscribe and follow the wallet prompts.

After the payment goes through, you will have a 28 day subscription to the service and can now use your keys.

nilAI Subscription

This is possible for both services by following the same steps.

nilDB payment