Quickstart Guide

Get your first AIOrouter API call running in under 5 minutes.

1. Create an Account

Visit aiorouter.ca and create an account. You'll need to:

2. Get Your API Key

After registration, your API key is generated automatically. Save it immediately — it will only be shown once. You can generate additional keys from the Dashboard.

API keys follow this format: aiorouter_<64-hex-chars>

3. Install the OpenAI SDK

AIOrouter is fully compatible with the OpenAI SDK. No new libraries needed.

# Python
pip install openai

# Node.js
npm install openai

4. Make Your First API Call

Change one line — the base_url:

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aiorouter.ca/v1",
    api_key="aiorouter_your_key_here"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek-v4-pro",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one sentence."}
    ]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: 'https://api.aiorouter.ca/v1',
  apiKey: 'aiorouter_your_key_here'
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: 'deepseek-v4-pro',
  messages: [
    { role: 'user', content: 'Explain quantum computing in one sentence.' }
  ]
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

curl https://api.aiorouter.ca/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer aiorouter_your_key_here" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-v4-pro",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one sentence."}]
  }'

5. Explore Available Models

models = client.models.list()
for model in models.data:
    print(f"{model.id}: {model.owned_by}")

See the Model Catalog for a full list with capabilities and use cases.

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