Code Examples
Copy-paste examples for curl, JavaScript, and Python-style OpenAI clients.
This page collects the shortest useful request examples.
curl: list models
curl https://api.routemarket.ai/v1/models \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ROUTELAB_API_KEY"curl: basic chat completion
curl https://api.routemarket.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ROUTELAB_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-5.4",
"messages": [
{ "role": "user", "content": "Say hello from RouteMarket." }
]
}'curl: route with a preference
curl https://api.routemarket.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ROUTELAB_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-5.4",
"messages": [
{ "role": "user", "content": "Summarize the platform in one sentence." }
],
"routing_preference": "highest_reliability"
}'JavaScript / TypeScript
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.ROUTELAB_API_KEY,
baseURL: "https://api.routemarket.ai/v1"
});
const result = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "gpt-5.4",
messages: [
{ role: "system", content: "Be concise." },
{ role: "user", content: "What is RouteMarket?" }
]
});
console.log(result.choices[0]?.message?.content);Python-style OpenAI client
from openai import OpenAI
import os
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["ROUTELAB_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://api.routemarket.ai/v1",
)
result = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "What does RouteMarket do?"}
],
)
print(result.choices[0].message.content)JavaScript: pin a provider
const result = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "gpt-5.4",
provider: "openai",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Use the OpenAI path." }]
});JavaScript: use a routing preference
const result = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "gpt-5.4",
routing_preference: "lowest_price",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Choose the cheapest allowed route." }]
});