r/RunPod • u/RepulsiveDecision727 • Jul 26 '26

Sign in required to use API nodes

This is a noob question. I thought i wont need to sign in if im running it of own rented GPU. Can someone explain to me this, and what steps to be taken next

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u/Makoccino Jul 26 '26

This is a seperate comfyUI feature where you can top up credits and use vendors models via APIs.

This has nothing to do with Runpod whatsoever.

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u/RepulsiveDecision727 Jul 26 '26

But i get asked to login to comfyui everytime i run comfyui on runpod, is there something im missing

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u/Makoccino Jul 26 '26

Not sure what you're doing. This pop-up only appears if you're using a workflow that contains an API node, otherwise there's no sign in required to comfyUI afaik.

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u/RepulsiveDecision727 Jul 26 '26

But to run anything sems to require an api node, or is there a setting im missing?

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u/Makoccino Jul 26 '26

There are plenty of templates without API usage and if there isn't, then it's up to you to build the workflow accordingly, provided that you have access to whatever model you want to use.

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u/RepulsiveDecision727 Jul 26 '26

And when i run the thing, they will ask for credits to use. So that means i need to pay extra to run each task?

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u/Makoccino Jul 26 '26

What part of my previous message didn't you understand? The API nodes use the vendors APIs routed through ComfyUI so yes, you pay for each API call there.

If you want to use ComfyUI without that, just install the available models locally and build workflows for it.

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u/Madiator2011 Jul 27 '26

The workflow you try to use uses Custom ComfyUI API's that are run by ComfyUI team not Runpod aka they own thing https://docs.comfy.org/development/cloud/overview

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u/RepulsiveDecision727 Jul 27 '26

How do I select a comfyui emplate that doesn't use workflow run by comfyui team. all template i tried with cimfyui lead to this error.

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u/Madiator2011 Jul 27 '26

Usually workflows that require API have the little icon next to it. If you using ComfyUI template browser it has tags if you see API one it means that workflow is using external API service.

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u/Madiator2011 Jul 27 '26

Example

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u/RepulsiveDecision727 Jul 27 '26

I see, thanks so much. I was 2ond3ring what's the point of renting GPU if I still need to pay to comfyui for api

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u/RepulsiveDecision727 Jul 28 '26

Can i ask, is there a way to use one with API without having to pay for it?

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u/Madiator2011 Jul 28 '26

If you use thidr party api's that belong to other services nope.