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Six steps from signup to first call

Every step, in order, with what to type and what breaks if you get it wrong. No prerequisites beyond a browser.

What you need

  • An account (free, includes trial credit)
  • A client — or six lines of code
  • Five minutes

Not needed: a foreign server, a credit card, a VPN, or any programming experience.

Step 1 — Register

Create an account on the provider's site. Email and password is enough. Trial credit is applied automatically, and it is enough to complete this walkthrough with room to spare.

Do not top up yet. Confirm the whole path works first.

Step 2 — Create an API key

Open the console, go to the tokens page, and create a new token.

Name  anything, e.g. cursor
Quota  blank for unlimited, or a cap to prevent overruns
Expiry  blank for never
Model scope  all by default

You get a string starting with sk-. Copy it immediately — it is not shown again.

Step 3 — Note the two values that matter

Base URLhttps://lbwapishop.online/v1
API Keysk-your-token
Modelgpt-4o-unlocked

The single most common mistake: the trailing /v1. Omit it and you get 404. Add a second slash and you may get 404. Copy the line exactly.

Step 4 — Choose a model

The model name determines whether you get the stock version or the opened one. The convention is a suffix:

What you wantModel name
Stock GPT-4ogpt-4o
Unrestricted GPT-4ogpt-4o-unlocked
Unrestricted Claudeclaude-sonnet-4-unlocked
Unrestricted DeepSeekdeepseek-chat-unlocked
Unrestricted Geminigemini-2.5-pro-unlocked

The console's models page lists everything currently available with live pricing. For per-model behaviour, see Claude, Gemini and DeepSeek.

Step 5 — Configure a client

Cherry Studio (desktop GUI, easiest)

  1. Settings → Model providers → Add provider
  2. Type: OpenAI compatible
  3. API host: the base URL
  4. API key: your sk- token
  5. Click Check, then save

Cursor (for code)

  1. Settings → Models → OpenAI API Key
  2. Paste your token
  3. Override OpenAI Base URL with the endpoint above
  4. Add gpt-4o-unlocked to the model list manually

Code (six lines)

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://lbwapishop.online/v1",
    api_key="sk-your-token",
)
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o-unlocked",
    messages=[{{"role": "user", "content": "hello"}}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

Step 6 — Verify

Send one message and check three things:

  • You get a normal reply, not an error → the path works
  • First token arrives within 1–3 seconds → the route is healthy
  • A question the stock model refuses gets answered → the layer is off

Error code table

CodeCauseFix
401Token wrong, missing, or deletedRe-copy the token; check for leading or trailing spaces
404Wrong URL — usually the official endpoint, or a missing /v1Use https://lbwapishop.online/v1
400Model name does not existCopy the exact name from the console; check the suffix
429Rate limit or quota exhaustedReduce concurrency, or top up
503Upstream temporarily unavailableSwitch model, or wait a few minutes
Hangs indefinitelyA local proxy is interceptingDisable the proxy, or add the domain to the bypass list

After it works

Save your common models

Do not retype model names. Add the three or four you actually use to the client's favourites.

Route by task

Stock mini models for routine work, Claude for code, unrestricted models only when the task needs it. Mixing cuts cost by roughly half.

Set a quota cap

Give each token a ceiling so a runaway script cannot drain the balance.

Watch the channel

Upstream updates cause occasional instability in unrestricted groups. Announcements go to the Telegram channel.

Frequently asked

Do I need a VPN

No. The endpoint is directly reachable, which is one of the main practical differences from the official APIs.

Can several devices share one token

Yes. Any number of devices and clients can use the same token concurrently; quota is shared.

How fast does a top-up arrive

Instantly for WeChat and Alipay. If it has not appeared in five minutes, contact support.

Can I get a refund on unused credit

No. Start with a small top-up and add more once the workflow is proven.

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