I built a $2/month Claude API wrapper — here's the exact curl command

I got tired of paying $20/month for Claude when I only use it for:

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So I built a simple HTTP wrapper around the Anthropic API, deployed it, and now I charge $2/month flat. No token counting. No surprise bills. Just send a POST request and get a response.

Here's exactly how to use it.

The curl command

curl -X POST https://simplylouie.com/api/chat \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -d '{ "message": "Explain async/await in JavaScript in 3 sentences" }'

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Response:

{ "response" : "Async/await is syntactic sugar over JavaScript Promises that lets you write asynchronous code that looks synchronous. The async keyword marks a function as asynchronous, and await pauses execution inside that function until a Promise resolves.…