DIY Claude API Using Your Pro Subscription
This guide explains how developers can leverage their existing Claude Pro subscription to access Claude AI programmatically through custom API implementations
Someone found a workaround to use Claude Pro as a makeshift API without paying for separate API access.
The setup:
- Spin up a cheap VPS (DigitalOcean gives $200 free credits)
- Install Claude Code SDK and auth with Pro account
- Wrap it in FastAPI to create your own endpoint
- Point automation scripts at this instead of official API
Works great for personal projects and testing stuff out. Full walkthrough here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z87M1O_Aq7E
Important heads-up: This isn’t meant for production or client work. Heavy usage (probably anything over $200-$400 equivalent) will likely get flagged and could result in account suspension. Anthropic didn’t design Pro subscriptions for this, so it’s more of a tinkering/experimentation thing. For real work, just use the official API.
Pretty clever for hobby projects though.
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