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Create Your API Key

Get your API Key

Navigate to the API Integration settings to generate a new key.
Keep your API keys secure and never share them publicly. Each key provides full access to your Manus account.

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Make Your First API Call

  • cURL
  • Python
  • TypeScript
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.manus.ai/v1/tasks' \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --header "API_KEY: $MANUS_API_KEY" \
  --data '{
    "prompt": "hello",
    "mode":"speed"
  }'

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Next Steps

Now that you’ve made your first API call, here are a few things you can do to learn more about the Manus API:

Switch from OpenAI in 3 lines of code

Learn more about our Responses API, allowing you to switch from OpenAI to the Manus API with just 3 lines of code.

API Reference

View the complete API documentation with detailed endpoint specifications.

Webhooks

Get real-time notifications for task lifecycle events.
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