Log into helicone or create an account. Once you have an account, you
can generate an API key.
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Create Google Generative AI API Key
Visit the Google Generative AI API Key page.
Follow the instructions to create a new API key. Make sure to save the key as you will need it for the next steps.
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Set API keys as environment variables
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export HELICONE_API_KEY=<your Helicone API key>export GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_API_KEY=<your Google Generative AI API key>
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Send a request using cURL
Use the following cURL command to send a request to the Google Generative AI API through the Helicone proxy:
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curl --request POST \ --url "https://gateway.helicone.ai/v1beta/models/model-name:generateContent?key=${GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_API_KEY}" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Helicone-Auth: Bearer ${HELICONE_API_KEY}" \ --header "Helicone-Target-URL: https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com" \ --data '{ "contents": [{ "parts":[{ "text": "Write a story about a magic backpack." }] }] }'