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Routing Overview

RouteAPI provides a unified AI model invocation entry point for business systems. Your team can keep using familiar OpenAI-compatible APIs while RouteAPI handles request validation, model selection, availability protection, and usage logging.

What it means for business systems

Section titled “What it means for business systems”
  • Production requests use one unified Base URL.
  • Application code uses stable model IDs.
  • When a model service is temporarily unavailable, the platform provides protection mechanisms.
  • Usage logs help troubleshoot issues, audit requests, and analyze costs.
  • Streaming output, tool calls, vision understanding, structured output, and other common capabilities are supported.

Request flow

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  1. The client sends a request with an API Key and model ID.
  2. RouteAPI validates the request and account access permissions.
  3. RouteAPI selects a suitable model service based on the required capabilities.
  4. RouteAPI sends the request and returns the response in the format expected by the client.
  5. RouteAPI records usage, latency, and error information for later review.
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