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Quickstart

Add Autrace to your AI application in under 5 minutes. No servers to run, nothing to install — just change one URL.

Step 1 — Create an account​

Go to app.autraceai.com and sign up free. Your API key is generated automatically during onboarding — it looks like aut_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Step 2 — Change one line in your code​

Replace your LLM provider's base URL with the Autrace gateway. Your existing API key stays the same — Autrace forwards your requests to the model provider.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="aut_live_YOUR_KEY",   # your Autrace key from Dashboard → API Keys
    base_url="https://gateway.autraceai.com/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5.5",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Step 3 — Check your dashboard​

Open Dashboard → Logs.

Every request is:

  • ✅ Logged with full request/response, model, tokens, latency
  • ✅ PII scanned — SSNs, emails, credit cards redacted before reaching the model
  • ✅ Hash-sealed — tamper-evident audit trail
  • ✅ Rule-checked — any policy rules you set are enforced

That's it. Your application is now protected.

How it works​

Your App → Autrace Gateway → Model Provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
               ↓
         PII Filter
         Rule Engine
         Audit Log
         Usage Tracking

Autrace sits between your application and the AI model. You get full visibility and control without changing how your code calls the API.

Try PII filtering​

Send a request containing sensitive data:

curl https://gateway.autraceai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aut_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/gpt-5.5",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "My SSN is 123-45-6789, help me with my taxes."}]
  }'

In Dashboard → Logs, the prompt shows My SSN is [SSN_REDACTED], help me with my taxes.

The model never received the real SSN.

Next steps​