## Overview

Create a developer account to get your API keys for Sanas Cloud. Download the SDK libraries and start building.

## Create a Developer Account

1. Sign up for a developer account.

Please visit  [sanas.ai/developer-platform](/content/developer-platform/index.html).

## Code Example

Here’s how to use your credentials to initialize the SDK:

```
import sanas
import os

# Create SDK instance (storage_dir is where the SDK keeps data and logs)
sdk = sanas.create_sdk(sanas.InitParams(storage_dir="./storage"))

# Activate your account with your API key (use environment variables in production)
api_key = os.getenv("SANAS_API_KEY", "your_api_key")
result = sdk.activate_api_key(api_key)

if not result.success:
    raise RuntimeError(f"activation failed ({result.error_type}): {result.message}")

print("SDK initialized and activated successfully")
```

## Next Steps

[**Quick Start**](https://developer.sanas.ai/Docs/Getting-Started/Quick-Start)

[Install the SDK](https://developer.sanas.ai/Docs/Getting-Started/Quick-Start) and process your first audio stream.

[**Deployment Options** \  \nLearn about Sanas Cloud and self-hosted deployments.](https://developer.sanas.ai/Docs/Deployment/Sanas-Cloud)

## Need Help?

[**Email Support**](mailto:support@sanas.ai)

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[**Support Portal**](https://support.sanas.ai/)

[Raise a](https://support.sanas.ai/) [support ticket](https://help.sanas.ai/) for urgent issues