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OpenAI-Compatible Endpoint

curl https://api.arouter.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_live_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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Switch Provider

# Anthropic via OpenAI-compatible endpoint
curl https://api.arouter.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_live_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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Streaming

curl https://api.arouter.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_live_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -N \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Write a poem."}],
    "stream": true
  }'
The -N flag disables output buffering so you see tokens as they arrive.

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Anthropic Native Endpoint

curl https://api.arouter.com/v1/messages \
  -H "X-Api-Key: lr_live_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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Gemini Native Endpoint

curl "https://api.arouter.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent?key=lr_live_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "contents": [{"parts": [{"text": "Hello!"}]}]
  }'

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List Models

curl https://api.arouter.com/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_live_xxxx"

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Embeddings

curl https://api.arouter.com/v1/embeddings \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_live_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/text-embedding-3-small",
    "input": "The quick brown fox"
  }'

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Key Management

Use a management key (lr_mgmt_) to manage API keys.

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Create API Key

curl -X POST https://api.arouter.com/api/v1/keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_mgmt_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "backend-service",
    "allowed_providers": ["openai", "anthropic"],
    "limit": 150,
    "limit_reset": "monthly"
  }'

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List API Keys

curl https://api.arouter.com/api/v1/keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_mgmt_xxxx"

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Update API Key

curl -X PATCH https://api.arouter.com/api/v1/keys/KEY_HASH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_mgmt_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"disabled": true}'

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Delete API Key

curl -X DELETE https://api.arouter.com/api/v1/keys/KEY_HASH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lr_mgmt_xxxx"