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Build with AI: APIs & Agents

Call your first AI API, use India’s Sarvam & BHASHINI, run Gemini Nano in the browser, and ship a real project.

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6 lessons · ~74 min

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The waiter who never sleeps 🍽️

You sit in a restaurant, tell the waiter your order, and food arrives. You never enter the kitchen. An API works exactly like that waiter. Your app speaks to the AI through the API: you send a request ("here's my question"), the API carries it to the model, and brings back the answer. You don't need to know how the giant model runs inside — you just place an order in a fixed, agreed format. That's why APIs let small apps use world-class AI.

Your appAPIthe waiterAI modelthe kitchen

The key stays in the back office 🔑

To use an AI API you get an API key — a secret password that proves the request is yours and tracks usage for billing. The golden rule: never put your key in a webpage, app screen, or public code where users can see it. Anyone who steals it can spend your money. Keep keys on your own server, where the public never reaches. Your app talks to your server; your server holds the key and talks to the AI. Treat the key like your bank PIN.

💡 When learning, set a small spending limit on your API account. It protects you from surprise bills while you experiment. 💳

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