Quickstart

Get up and running with KiosAPI in minutes using the OpenAI SDK.

Quickstart

This guide walks you through sending your first request to the KiosAPI platform using the official OpenAI SDK. KiosAPI is fully OpenAI-compatible, so you can use the libraries you already know.

Prerequisites

• A KiosAPI account with an API key (starts with sk-)
• Python 3.8+ or Node.js 18+

Python

Install the SDK

pip install openai

OpenAI Python SDK version 1.25.0 or higher is required for full KiosAPI compatibility.

Send your first request

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-xxx",
    base_url="https://kiosapi.com/v1/",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.5",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello! What can you do?"},
    ],
)

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

Node.js

Install the SDK

npm install openai

Send your first request

import OpenAI from "openai";

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

async function main() {
  const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
    model: "gpt-5.5",
    messages: [
      { role: "system", content: "You are a helpful assistant." },
      { role: "user", content: "Hello! What can you do?" },
    ],
  });

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

main();

Next steps

• OpenAI SDK guide — deeper dive into SDK configuration and supported models.
• Concurrency — handle high-throughput batch requests with asyncio + aiohttp.
• API Reference — full endpoint documentation.