Quick Start
From sign-up to your first successful call in 5 minutes.
1. Sign up
Visit https://wrouter.ai/register. Email + password, GitHub, or Google all work.
New accounts get a small free trial credit.
2. Create an API Key
- Sign in at https://wrouter.ai/dashboard/overview
- API Keys → Create API Key
- Fill in:
- Name: e.g.
dev-test - Group: keep the default
- Expiry: Never / 1 month / 1 day / 1 hour
- Unlimited quota: on by default; turn it off and set a cap for production
- Name: e.g.
- Click Save changes, then copy the generated
sk-...key from the list.
See API Keys.
3. Top up (optional)
Trial credits cover initial exploration. To go further, go to Wallet → Top-up:
- Credit / debit card
- Stablecoin
- Redemption codes
See Billing.
4. Make your first call
Point any OpenAI SDK at WRouter.
curl
bash
curl https://wrouter.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-4o-mini",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, WRouter!"}]
}'Python (openai SDK)
python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="sk-...",
base_url="https://wrouter.ai/v1", # note trailing /v1
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-4o-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)Node.js (openai SDK)
js
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.WROUTER_API_KEY,
baseURL: "https://wrouter.ai/v1",
});
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "gpt-4o-mini",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);5. Call Claude or Gemini
Same token — just change the model ID:
python
client.chat.completions.create(model="claude-sonnet-4-5", messages=[...])
client.chat.completions.create(model="gemini-2.5-pro", messages=[...])Or use the native protocols:
- Anthropic:
POST https://wrouter.ai/v1/messages— see Messages - Gemini:
POST https://wrouter.ai/v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent
6. Plug into your tools
Troubleshooting
401 Unauthorized — Wrong token or missing Authorization: Bearer sk-... header.
404 Model not found — Model ID mistyped or not enabled for your group. Check https://wrouter.ai/models.
Insufficient balance — Top up or request a trial credit.