ACCOUNT GUIDE
Your key is your access.
How a pseudonymous account works, what your browser stores, and why a lost API key cannot be recovered from an account number.
1. Create a no-email account
Use Create no-email account. The server returns a 16-digit account number and a 48-character API key. It returns the plaintext key once; this browser then stores its local copy. No email address is required. This makes the account pseudonymous, not a guarantee of anonymity.
2. Save an offline backup
The account dialog provides copy and PDF download controls. The PDF contains a plaintext API key and must be kept private. The encrypted backup option protects the account and key with a password in your browser before downloading a JSON file. Store that password separately; AblitAI cannot recover it. A password manager or encrypted storage is appropriate for either format.
3. Use the key from your environment
The API quickstart prompts for a key without putting it in shell history. Never paste your key into a repository, screenshot, support message, or public configuration file. A valid account also needs a usable credit balance; account creation alone does not grant paid credits.
4. Restore another browser
Choose Import existing key and enter the account number and key, or decrypt an encrypted backup locally with its password. The application verifies the key and matching account number before saving it to that browser. There is no email reset, identity lookup, or account-number recovery flow.
What an account number cannot do
An account ID cannot recover a key, prove ownership, or recover credits. Losing every copy of the key means losing access to that account and any remaining balance. Clearing browser storage or forgetting the account on a device does not delete the server-side accounting records or refund a balance.
Shared-device precautions
The browser's local copy is available to anyone who can access the same browser profile. Save a backup before clearing local storage, and avoid creating an account on a shared device. The account page masks the key until you explicitly reveal it.
Read the privacy notice, security architecture, and lost-key and authentication troubleshooting.