Console tour
Humans-only path: create an account, mint a key, make one successful call, find usage and billing, then rotate a key if you need to. Screenshots can come later. This page does not list dollar rates or plan prices.
1. Create your account
Open Desearch Console and sign up or sign in.
2. Create an API key
Go to API Keys, create a key, and store it as DESEARCH_API_KEY.
Never put production keys in front-end code or public repos. Details: Auth and API keys.
3. Make your first successful call
Use the Search API curl tab (streaming: false) or the Console playground if it is present. You want a 200 before you debug billing.
4. Find usage and billing
In Console, open Pricing and Billing (the same label as the public docs overview). API keys live under API Keys.
Check:
- Usage for your key or workspace
- Current plan or credits (where Console shows them). Do not copy dollar rates out of this guide
- Invoices or payment method, if shown
The docs overview of request-cost metadata is Pricing and Billing.
API responses also expose cost metadata via X-Desearch-* headers (see the Search API annotated response). That is request-level cost, not the full invoice screen.
5. Rotate and revoke
When a key may be exposed: create a new key, update servers, then revoke the old key in API Keys.
Agents vs Humans
| Audience | Use this page? |
|---|---|
| Humans | Yes. This is the Console path |
| Agents | Use auth environment variables and API headers. Link here only for key minting |