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Getting started

Quick start

Create an API key and send your first request in minutes. Kielo is OpenAI-compatible — point your existing SDK at our gateway.

01

Create an API key

Open API Keys in the dashboard, create a key for your project, and store it securely. The secret is shown once.

kielo_<projectId>_<24 chars>

02

Configure the client

Set your key and base URL. Any OpenAI-compatible client works.

export KIELO_API_KEY=kielo_...
export OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.kielo.ai/v1
03

First request

Call POST /v1/chat/completions with a registered model ID.

curl -X POST https://api.kielo.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIELO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'
04

Stream responses

Set stream: true for SSE token streams.

curl -N -X POST https://api.kielo.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIELO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
    "stream": true
  }'