Quickstart

Make your first request in five minutes.

1. Get a key

Sign in to the console with your email. Click Create a key and copy it. It starts with cl-. You will only see it once.

Paste it into Fill in your key on the left and every example on this page will use it.

2. Make a request

cURL

bash

curl https://api.continuumlabs.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cl-your-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "glm-5.2",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain GST to a new small business owner in three sentences."}]
  }'

Python

Install the OpenAI SDK with pip install openai.

python

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.continuumlabs.ai/v1", api_key="cl-your-key")

reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="glm-5.2",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain GST to a new small business owner in three sentences."}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)

TypeScript

Install the OpenAI SDK with npm install openai.

typescript

import OpenAI from 'openai'

const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: 'https://api.continuumlabs.ai/v1', apiKey: 'cl-your-key' })

const reply = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: 'glm-5.2',
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Explain GST to a new small business owner in three sentences.' }],
})
console.log(reply.choices[0].message.content)

3. Keep your key out of your code

Store the key in an environment variable and read it from there.