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Quick Start

Get started with Scrub AI in just a few minutes.

Prerequisites​

  • A Scrub AI account (request access)
  • An API key from your preferred AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google)

Step 1: Get Your API Key​

  1. Log in to your Scrub AI Dashboard
  2. Navigate to API Keys
  3. Click Create New Key
  4. Copy your API key (it won't be shown again)

Step 2: Configure Your Provider​

  1. In the Dashboard, go to Providers
  2. Select your AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google)
  3. Enter your provider's API key
  4. Save your configuration

Step 3: Make Your First Request​

Replace YOUR_SCRUB_API_KEY with your actual API key:

curl https://api.scrub.health/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SCRUB_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-5.2-2025-12-11",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how can you help me today?"}
    ]
  }'

That's it! Scrub AI will automatically:

  • Scan your request for PHI
  • Forward it to your configured provider
  • Return the response
  • Log everything for audit purposes

Step 4: Configure PHI Handling (Optional)​

By default, Scrub AI operates in audit mode - it detects PHI and logs it, but doesn't block requests. To change this:

  1. Go to Settings in your Dashboard
  2. Choose your preferred PHI handling mode:
    • Flag/Audit - Detect and log PHI, but allow requests (default)
    • Block - Reject requests containing PHI
    • Redact - Remove PHI from requests before forwarding
    • Mask - Replace PHI with placeholder tokens

Next Steps​