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Get Your API Key

  1. Visit Legnext Dashboard
  2. Log in to your account
  3. Navigate to API Keys section
  4. Create a new API key
  5. Copy and save it securely

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Using Your API Key

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Method 1: Direct Initialization

use legnext_rust_sdk::apis::configuration::Configuration;
use legnext_rust_sdk::apis::image_api;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let mut config = Configuration::new();
    config.base_path = "https://api.legnext.ai".to_string();

    let api_key = "your-api-key-here";
    // Use api_key in function calls
}
Set the environment variable: 
# macOS/Linux
export LEGNEXT_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

# Windows CMD
set LEGNEXT_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

# Windows PowerShell
$env:LEGNEXT_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
Then in your code: 
use std::env;
use legnext_rust_sdk::apis::configuration::Configuration;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let mut config = Configuration::new();
    config.base_path = "https://api.legnext.ai".to_string();

    let api_key = env::var("LEGNEXT_API_KEY")
        .expect("LEGNEXT_API_KEY environment variable not set");

    // Use api_key in function calls
}

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Method 3: Using dotenv Crate

Add to Cargo.toml: 
[dependencies]
dotenv = "0.15"
legnext-rust-sdk = "1.0"
tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
Create .env file: 
LEGNEXT_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
LEGNEXT_BASE_URL=https://api.legnext.ai
In your code: 
use dotenv::dotenv;
use std::env;
use legnext_rust_sdk::apis::configuration::Configuration;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    dotenv().ok();

    let mut config = Configuration::new();
    config.base_path = env::var("LEGNEXT_BASE_URL")
        .unwrap_or_else(|_| "https://api.legnext.ai".to_string());

    let api_key = env::var("LEGNEXT_API_KEY")
        .expect("LEGNEXT_API_KEY not found in environment");

    // Use api_key in function calls
}

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Security Best Practices

⚠️ Never hardcode API keys in your code ✅ Always use environment variables or .env files ✅ Add .env to .gitignore ✅ Use expect() or proper error handling for missing keys ✅ Rotate keys regularly and revoke compromised ones

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Next Steps