Use the OpenAI Python and Node.js SDK with KiosAPI

Learn to configure the OpenAI Python or Node.js SDK for KiosAPI — swap base URL and API key to access all chat models including Claude and Gemini.

KiosAPI is fully compatible with the official OpenAI SDK. Swap in your KiosAPI base URL and API key, and every line of existing code continues to work — no other changes required. You get instant access to all chat models KiosAPI offers, including non-OpenAI models.

Python

Installation

Install the OpenAI Python package with pip:

pip install openai

Configuration

Set your API key and point the base URL at KiosAPI:

import openai

openai.api_key = "sk-xxx"
openai.base_url = "https://kiosapi.com/v1/"

The base_url must include the /v1/ suffix with a trailing slash. Omitting it will result in 404 Not Found errors on every request.

Chat Completion

Send a basic chat completion request using the configured client:

import openai

openai.api_key = "sk-xxx"
openai.base_url = "https://kiosapi.com/v1/"

response = openai.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o-mini",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."},
    ],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Streaming

Enable streaming by passing stream=True and iterating over the returned chunks:

import openai

openai.api_key = "sk-xxx"
openai.base_url = "https://kiosapi.com/v1/"

stream = openai.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o-mini",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Tell me a story."}],
    stream=True,
)

for chunk in stream:
    content = chunk.choices[0].delta.content
    if content:
        print(content, end="", flush=True)

Node.js

Installation

Install the OpenAI Node.js package with npm:

npm install openai

Configuration

Instantiate the client with your API key and KiosAPI base URL:

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: "sk-xxx",
  baseURL: "https://kiosapi.com/v1/",
});

Chat Completion

Send a chat completion request using the configured client:

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: "sk-xxx",
  baseURL: "https://kiosapi.com/v1/",
});

async function main() {
  const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
    model: "gpt-4o-mini",
    messages: [
      { role: "system", content: "You are a helpful assistant." },
      { role: "user", content: "Write a haiku about the ocean." },
    ],
  });

  console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);
}

main();

Every chat model on KiosAPI — including Claude and Gemini — works with the OpenAI SDK. You do not need a separate SDK for non-OpenAI model families. Change only the model parameter and keep the same client configuration.

Next Steps

Quickstart

Minimal setup to make your first KiosAPI request in under a minute.

Concurrency

Scale up to thousands of parallel requests using asyncio and aiohttp.