1️⃣ Required setup (don’t skip this)
▪ Create an account: Sign up on the AI/ML API website (if you don’t have one yet).
▪ Generate an API key: In your account dashboard, create an API key and make sure it’s enabled in the UI.
2️ Copy the code example
At the bottom of this page, pick the snippet for your preferred programming language (Python / Node.js) and copy it into your project.
3️ Update the snippet for your use case
▪ Insert your API key: replace <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY> with your real AI/ML API key.
▪ Select a model: set the model field to the model you want to call.
▪ Provide input: fill in the request input field(s) shown in the example (for example, messages for chat/LLM models, or other inputs for image/video/audio models).
4️ (Optional) Tune the request
Depending on the model type, you can add optional parameters to control the output (e.g., generation settings, quality, length, etc.). See the API schema below for the full list.
5️ Run your code
Run the updated code in your development environment. Response time depends on the model and request size, but simple requests typically return quickly.
If you need a more detailed walkthrough for setting up your development environment and making a request step by step — feel free to use our Quickstart guide.
API Schema
post
Body
modelstring · enumRequiredPossible values:
stop_sequencesstring[]Optional
Custom text sequences that will cause the model to stop generating.
streambooleanOptional
If set to True, the model response data will be streamed to the client as it is generated using server-sent events.
Default: false
systemstringOptional
A system prompt is a way of providing context and instructions to Claude, such as specifying a particular goal or role.
max_tokensnumberOptional
The maximum number of tokens that can be generated in the chat completion. This value can be used to control costs for text generated via API.
Default: 32000
temperaturenumber · max: 1Optional
Amount of randomness injected into the response. Defaults to 1.0. Ranges from 0.0 to 1.0. Use temperature closer to 0.0 for analytical / multiple choice, and closer to 1.0 for creative and generative tasks. Note that even with temperature of 0.0, the results will not be fully deterministic.
top_pnumber · max: 1Optional
An alternative to sampling with temperature, called nucleus sampling, where the model considers the results of the tokens with top_p probability mass. So 0.1 means only the tokens comprising the top 10% probability mass are considered.
We generally recommend altering this or temperature but not both.
top_knumberOptional
Only sample from the top K options for each subsequent token. Used to remove "long tail" low probability responses. Recommended for advanced use cases only. You usually only need to use temperature.
Responses
200Success
idstringRequired
A unique identifier for the chat completion.
Example: chatcmpl-CQ9FPg3osank0dx0k46Z53LTqtXMl
objectstring · enumRequired
The object type.
Example: chat.completionPossible values:
creatednumberRequired
The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the chat completion was created.
Example: 1762343744
modelstringRequired
The model used for the chat completion.
Example: anthropic/claude-opus-4-5
post/v1/chat/completions
200Success
Code Example #1
Response
Code Example #2: Streaming Mode
As of February 13, 2026, the streaming response format for Anthropic models has changed.
Specifically, the usage fields were renamed as follows:
{
"id": "chatcmpl-CQ9FPg3osank0dx0k46Z53LTqtXMl",
"object": "chat.completion",
"created": 1762343744,
"choices": [
{
"index": 0,
"message": {
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Hello! I'm just a program, so I don't have feelings, but I'm here and ready to help you. How can I assist you today?",
"refusal": null,
"annotations": null,
"audio": null,
"tool_calls": null
},
"finish_reason": "stop",
"logprobs": null
}
],
"model": "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
"usage": {
"prompt_tokens": 137,
"completion_tokens": 914,
"total_tokens": 1051,
"completion_tokens_details": null,
"prompt_tokens_details": null
},
"meta": {
"usage": {
"credits_used": 120000,
"usd_spent": 0.06
}
}
}
import requests
import json # for getting a structured output with indentation
response = requests.post(
"https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
headers={
# Insert your AIML API Key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>:
"Authorization":"Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>",
"Content-Type":"application/json"
},
json={
"model":"claude-opus-4-5",
"messages":[
{
"role":"user",
"content":"Hello" # insert your prompt here, instead of Hello
}
]
}
)
data = response.json()
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
async function main() {
try {
const response = await fetch('https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
// Insert your AIML API Key instead of YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY
'Authorization': 'Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
model: 'claude-opus-4-5',
messages:[
{
role:'user',
// Insert your question for the model here, instead of Hello:
content: 'Hello'
}
]
}),
});
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status ${response.status}`);
}
const data = await response.json();
console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error', error);
}
}
main();
{
"id": "msg_01NxAGYo8VfNu5UAEdmQjv62",
"object": "chat.completion",
"model": "claude-opus-4-5-20251101",
"choices": [
{
"index": 0,
"message": {
"reasoning_content": "",
"content": "Hello! How are you doing today? Is there something I can help you with?",
"role": "assistant"
},
"finish_reason": "end_turn",
"logprobs": null
}
],
"created": 1764265437,
"usage": {
"prompt_tokens": 8,
"completion_tokens": 20,
"total_tokens": 28
},
"meta": {
"usage": {
"tokens_used": 1134
}
}
}
import requests
import json # for getting a structured output with indentation
response = requests.post(
"https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
headers={
# Insert your AIML API Key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>:
"Authorization":"Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>",
"Content-Type":"application/json"
},
json={
"model":"anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
"messages":[
{
"role":"user",
"content":"Hi! What do you think about mankind?" # insert your prompt
}
]
}
)
data = response.json()
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
curl -L \
--request POST \
--url 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"model": "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hi! What do you think about mankind?"
}
],
"stream": true
}'
data: {"id":"msg_01VbjSwQZsZSLXQaPYkufja8","choices":[{"index":0,"delta":{"content":"","role":"assistant","refusal":null}}],"created":1770995433,"model":"claude-opus-4-5-20251101","object":"chat.completion.chunk","usage":null}
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