The meeting reviewed the Pollinations.AI authentication process, including tiered access levels, ad integration, and best practices for securing API tokens.
Key topics covered were tier assignment, ad behavior, instructions for identifying referrers/domains, and guidance on secure API key management.
No decisions or critical issues were raised, and attendees focused on clarifying usage and setup steps for new users.
Action Items
No action items were specified in the transcript.
Tier System Overview
Users are automatically assigned to the Seed tier upon first login.
Higher tiers (Flower and Nectar) are available through limited pilots during beta.
Advancing to higher tiers allows for increased GenAI usage.
A future beta feature will allow users to level up faster by enabling more ads.
Advertising Integration
Anonymous, contextual ads may appear in some GenAI API responses when active.
Users can choose to show or hide ads.
Enabling more ads may expedite access to higher tiers once beta features launch.
Referrer/Domain Requirements
Users must enter the primary domain or referrer used by their application.
Step-by-step instructions are provided for locating the referrer in browser developer tools:
Access developer tools and the Network tab.
Make an API request from your app.
Review the Referrer header in the request details.
Examples of valid domain formats are provided for clarity.
API Token Management
Users can generate private, secure tokens for backend or server integrations.
Tokens are required for secure access to GenAI models via API.
Recommendations:
Never share tokens publicly or commit them to Git repositories.
Store tokens safely in .env files.
Usage instructions: Pass tokens in the Authorization header or as a query parameter in API requests.
Tokens are well-suited for backend applications such as Discord bots or AI chatbots.