Three steps to your first payload

Step 1 · Sign up and create a key

After signing up, create a key under Tokens in the console and copy it (shown once).

Sign up Already have an account → create key

New accounts: overseas platforms work immediately; mainland platforms (Douyin / Xiaohongshu) include 5 free trial calls, then a top-up unlocks the group.

Step 2 · Copy one command

Start with the balance check to confirm the key works, then call a real endpoint.

Step 3 · Read the response, confirm billing

Every response carries cost_usd (this call) and balance_usd (remaining). Failed calls (upstream error, timeout) are not charged and are refunded automatically. Full history lives under Usage in the console.

Three usual causes of a first failure

• 401 unauthorized: missing or wrong key — check the Authorization: Bearer prefix.
• forbidden with “domestic trial exhausted”: the 5 free domestic calls are used up; top up to unlock.
• 402 / insufficient balance: balance is zero — top up in the console.

Copy and run

import os, json, urllib.request

KEY = os.environ["BUSYBEE_API_KEY"]
req = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://lucydomi.com/mcp/v1/check_balance",
    data=b"{}",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    method="POST",
)
print(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30)))

Real response sample

Taken from a real production call; truncated, image/signed URLs removed.

{
  "ok": true,
  "quota_usd": 2.89,
  "quota_exact_usd": 2.8935,
  "used_usd": 2.3,
  "group": "ov_video"
}

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