Quickstart

Get from zero to a working chat completion in a few steps.

1. Create an account

Go to openference.com/register. You will receive a verification email. Click the link to activate your account.

2. Create an API key

Log in at openference.com.
Go to API Keys in the dashboard.
Click Create API Key.
Give it a name (e.g. “Cursor”) and optionally restrict it to specific models.
Copy the key — it is only shown once.

Keep your key secret. You can create as many keys as you need.

3. Make your first request

Use the base URL: https://api.openference.com/v1

curl example

curl https://api.openference.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "GLM-5.2",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Say hello in one short sentence."}
    ]
  }'

You should receive a normal OpenAI-format response.

Python (OpenAI SDK)

pip install openai

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.openference.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="GLM-5.2",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

4. Connect your favorite client

Choose your tool and follow the dedicated guide:

All clients use the same base URL and same key.

5. Check available models

curl https://api.openference.com/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

The list is filtered to models your key is allowed to use.

What’s next?

Understand Base URL & Authentication
Learn how billing and quotas work
Read the full API Reference

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API Reference

Client Integrations

Models

Billing, Quotas & Usage

API Keys & Security

Reliability & Architecture

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Reference

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Quickstart

Quickstart

1. Create an account

2. Create an API key

3. Make your first request

curl example

Python (OpenAI SDK)

4. Connect your favorite client

5. Check available models

What’s next?

​Quickstart

​1. Create an account

​2. Create an API key

​3. Make your first request

​curl example

​Python (OpenAI SDK)

​4. Connect your favorite client

​5. Check available models

​What’s next?

Quickstart

1. Create an account

2. Create an API key

3. Make your first request

curl example

Python (OpenAI SDK)

4. Connect your favorite client

5. Check available models

What’s next?