Claim your $20 USD in Claude API credits
Full guide so nothing slips: prerequisites, how to redeem, and — most importantly — how to USE the credits before they expire.
Three things you need
If all three are ready, the rest takes 90 seconds.
Your usual email
The same one you use for Claude.ai works. Anthropic identifies attendees by their email.
- console.anthropic.com
Anthropic Console account
It's the API console, separate from claude.ai. First login with your email creates the account for free.
- console.anthropic.com
An organization created
On first login, console asks you to create an org (can be just your name). Without an org, the offer form won't show up.
Claim your $20 USD in 4 clicks
- 01Open the link and log in
Click the orange button or scan the QR. It asks you to log in with your Anthropic Console account (not claude.ai).
- 02Verify your organization
The form auto-detects your organization (you don't paste any ID). Check the name is correct before submitting.
- 03Fill the form
First name, last name, and which Anthropic products you already use (Claude.ai, Claude Code, Claude API). Takes 30 seconds.
- 04Submit the request
You'll see the 'Request submitted · Reviewing' screen. Done, your part is over.
- 05Wait 1-2 business days
Anthropic reviews every request before crediting. This is for EVERYONE, not specific to your account. You get an email when the credits are ready.
How to use your credits before they expire
Credits land in your console account. To spend them you need to create an API key and wire it from your code. Here's the shortest possible example.
Create your first API key
In console.anthropic.com → Settings → API Keys → Create Key. Copy it and store it in an environment variable (e.g.: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY).
console.anthropic.com/settings/keyscurl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
-H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
-H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
"max_tokens": 256,
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hola Claude!"}]
}'