Quick Start

Helium is an AI-powered platform that creates websites, apps, images, videos, and more using natural language. This guide shows you how to use the Public API.

Get Your API Key

1. Visit https://he2.ai/ and sign up
2. Go to Settings → API Keys
3. Create a new API key (format: he-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
4. Keep it secure - never share or commit to code

Your First API Call

Create and execute a task immediately with a simple POST request:

curl -X POST "https://api.he2.ai/api/v1/public/quick-action" \
  -H "X-API-Key: he-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -F "prompt=Create a simple hello world website"

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "project_id": "proj_abc123",
  "thread_id": "thread_xyz789",
  "agent_run_id": "run_123456",
  "message": "Task created and execution started"
}

Get Results

Retrieve the results from your completed task:

curl -X GET "https://api.he2.ai/api/v1/public/threads/thread_xyz789/response?project_id=proj_abc123" \
  -H "X-API-Key: he-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"