Getting Started5 Min Read
Quickstart & First API Request
Connect to the API100 Gateway and dispatch your first chat completion using cURL, Python, or TypeScript.
API100 provides an ultra-low latency, OpenAI-compatible gateway that sits between your applications and global AI model providers.
To start integrating:
1. Create your account at API100 and claim 50 complimentary trial credits.
2. Generate your secret API Key from the API Keys dashboard.
3. Configure your HTTP client or official OpenAI SDK with the API100 base URL: https://api.apihundred.com/v1.
cURLbash
curl https://api.apihundred.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $API100_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "claude-3-5-sonnet",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello API100!"}]
}'Pythonpython
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.apihundred.com/v1",
api_key="your_api100_api_key"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="claude-3-5-sonnet",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain latency optimization."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Frequently Asked Questions
What is the API100 Base URL?
The base URL for all OpenAI-compatible endpoints is https://api.apihundred.com/v1.
Do I need separate API keys for Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI?
No. A single API100 API key authenticates calls to Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Llama.