Quick Start

Follow these 3 steps to quickly connect to RouteAPI and send your first request.

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Step 1: Register an account

Visit the RouteAPI Console. Two registration methods are supported:

• Email registration: enter your email and password to register
• Google sign-in: click “Sign in with Google” and use your Google account without setting an additional password

After logging in, you will enter the console dashboard, where you can view account balance, usage, and other overview information.

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Step 2: Create an API key

In the left menu of the console, open Token Management, click Create Key, and configure the following fields as needed:

Parameter	Description	Required
Name	Custom key identifier	Required
Expiration time	Set the key validity period	Required
Quota limit	Set the maximum usage quota for this key	Optional
Model limit	Limit the models this key can call	Optional

💡 Suggestion: Create separate keys for different environments (development/testing/production), and set reasonable quota and model limits to make cost control and permission isolation easier.

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Step 3: Send your first request

Replace your-api-key below with the api_key you just created, then run it in the console to view the result.

OpenAI protocol example:

curl -X POST https://www.routeapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-api-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'