Get your API key

VidJutsu requires a $99/month subscription for metered API operations. Daily limits apply to published endpoint groups, while storage and read-only operations are unmetered — see Pricing & Rate Limits. You can subscribe via the CLI or API. Install the CLI:

curl -fsSL https://vidjutsu.ai/install.sh | bash

Then subscribe with your email:

vidjutsu subscribe --email <your_email>

This opens a Stripe checkout in your browser. After you pay, the CLI automatically saves your credentials:

Checkout: https://checkout.stripe.com/...

Complete payment in your browser.
Waiting for payment... ✓

Credentials saved to ~/.vidjutsu/config.json

That’s it. Your API key is saved and ready to use.

2. Verify

Confirm your credentials are working:

vidjutsu usage

curl https://api.vidjutsu.ai/v1/usage \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vj_live_..."

{
  "clientId": "mc_...",
  "usage": {
    "watch": { "limit": 50, "remaining": 50 }
  },
  "resetsAt": "2026-04-24T00:00:00.000Z"
}

3. Store your key safely

Your API key lives in ~/.vidjutsu/config.json. For scripts and CI, use an environment variable:

export VIDJUTSU_API_KEY=vj_live_...

Never commit your key to git. Add it to .env files that are in .gitignore. To export a credentials file (like AWS):

vidjutsu auth --export
# Writes ~/.vidjutsu/credentials.json

Lost your key?

Recover via email verification:

vidjutsu auth --recover <your_email>
# Check your email for a 6-digit code

vidjutsu auth --verify --email <your_email> --code 847291
# Credentials saved to ~/.vidjutsu/config.json

Or rotate your key if it was compromised:

curl -X POST https://api.vidjutsu.ai/v1/api_keys/rotate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vj_live_..."

Next step

Quickstart

Make your first API call.

Getting Started

Reference

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Quickstart

1. Subscribe

2. Verify

3. Store your key safely

Lost your key?

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