ideogram-install-auth

# Ideogram Install & Auth ## Overview Set up Ideogram API authentication for AI image generation. Ideogram provides a REST API at `api.ideogram.ai` for text-to-image generation, editing, remixing, upscaling, and describing images. Authentication uses an `Api-Key` header on every request. ## Prerequisites - Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+ - Ideogram account at [ideogram.ai](https://ideogram.ai) - API key from Ideogram dashboard (Settings > API Beta) - Payment method configured (auto top-up billing) ## Instructions ### Step 1: Get Your API Key 1. Log into [ideogram.ai](https://ideogram.ai) 2. Navigate to **Settings** (burger icon) > **API Beta** 3. Accept the Developer API Agreement 4. Click **Manage Payment** and add billing info via Stripe 5. Click **Create API key** -- store it immediately, it is shown only once ### Step 2: Install HTTP Client ```bash set -euo pipefail # Node.js (no SDK required -- Ideogram uses a plain REST API) npm install dotenv # Python pip install requests python-dotenv ``` ### Step 3: Configure Authentication ```bash # Create .env file (NEVER commit to git) echo 'IDEOGRAM_API_KEY=your-api-key-here' >> .env # Add to .gitignore echo '.env' >> .gitignore echo '.env.local' >> .gitignore ``` ### Step 4: Verify Connection ```typescript // verify-ideogram.ts import "dotenv/config"; async function verifyIdeogramAuth() { const response = await fetch("https://api.ideogram.ai/generate", { method: "POST", headers: { "Api-Key": process.env.IDE...