Quickstart

Get started with RodiumAi

Three paths: HTTP/cURL, OpenAI SDK (base_url …/v1), or Anthropic SDK (base_url without /v1). Same rd_sk_… key and RODI billing.

Base URL

All samples use https://api.rodiumai.io/v1. For streaming responses, see the Streaming guide Streaming API reference.

Before your first request

1Create a free account
2Top up with Mobile Money or use your starter RODI credits
3Generate an API key in the dashboard
4Send a chat completion request

API key prefix: rd_sk_YOUR_KEY · env: RODIUMAI_API_KEY

Using the OpenAI SDK

Configure OpenAI clients with https://api.rodiumai.io/v1 as base_url / baseURL and set RODIUMAI_API_KEY. Then call chat.completions.create exactly like OpenAI.

Install OpenAI package

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First completion

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Using the Anthropic SDK

Point the Anthropic SDK at https://api.rodiumai.io (no /v1 — the SDK adds /v1/messages). Use the same rd_sk_… key via api_key / x-api-key. Claude models only in the MVP.

Install Anthropic package

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First message

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Anthropic Messages guide →

Using the API

POST to /v1/chat/completions with a Bearer key and JSON body, schema and fields are spelled out in the chat completions reference

Shell / scripts:

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Setup commands

Launch focus: cURL and OpenAI package only. RodiumAi native SDKs are being prepared and will be published soon.

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