Make your first API call

By the end of this page you’ll have an API key and you’ll have used it to ask the pkgplane API who you are.

You need a pkgplane account. If you have an invite email, open its link and choose a password first. Invites expire after seven days.

Sign in
Go to pkgplane and sign in with your email and password.
Create an API key
Open API keys in the sidebar and select Create key. Name it quickstart, leave Expires at Never, and select Create key.
The key appears once. Copy it before you close the dialog.

Call the API

Put the key in an environment variable, then call GET /api/me with it:

export PKGPLANE_API_KEY=pkp_...
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $PKGPLANE_API_KEY" https://pkgplane.richaisolutions.com/api/me

The API answers with your account:

{
  "id": "UB1olG48oIPXWdC46MscgqS8A3dh4vgg",
  "name": "Ada Lovelace",
  "email": "ada@example.com",
  "createdAt": "2026-11-02T09:14:27.000Z"
}

That key now works for any API call that accepts one. When you’re done with it, revoke it.

Next steps