Authenticate every API request with your KiteRouter key in the Authorization header. API keys start with kr- and can be created in your dashboard.

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1Authorization: Bearer kr-your-api-key

SDK Configuration

1import OpenAI from 'openai'
2
3const client = new OpenAI({
4  baseURL: 'https://kiterouter.com/api/v1',
5  apiKey: process.env.KITEROUTER_API_KEY,
6})

Invalid or missing keys

KiteRouter returns a standard JSON error response when authentication fails.

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1{
2  "error": {
3    "message": "Invalid or missing API key",
4    "type": "authentication_error",
5    "code": "invalid_api_key"
6  }
7}