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Prerequisites

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1. Get an API Key

Sign Up

Create your account and get an API key from the dashboard
Base URL: Use https://api.auriko.ai/v1 as your base URL. This value matches servers[0].url in our OpenAPI spec and is the canonical endpoint for all API requests.

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2. Install

pip install auriko

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3. Make Your First Request

import os
from auriko import Client

client = Client(
    api_key=os.environ["AURIKO_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://api.auriko.ai/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.4",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)
if response.routing_metadata:
    print(f"Provider: {response.routing_metadata.provider}")
    if response.routing_metadata.cost:
        print(f"Cost: ${response.routing_metadata.cost.billable_cost_usd:.6f}")

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4. Enable Routing Features (Optional)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.4",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
    routing={
        "optimize": "cost",        # Optimize for cost
        "max_ttft_ms": 200,        # Max 200ms to first token
    }
)

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Next Steps

API Reference

Full API documentation

Routing Options

Configure cost/speed optimization

Streaming

Real-time streaming responses

LangChain

Use with LangChain