Developer API
Quickstart
Send a chat request through the Triton AI Developer API.
Request access
Submit the Developer API access request. Your approval defines model routes, limits, and billing.
Set the environment variable
export TRITONAI_API_KEY="your-key"Do not save the key in a source file or commit it to a repository.
Send a request
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["TRITONAI_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://tritonai-api.ucsd.edu/v1",
)
completion = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4",
messages=[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Explain retrieval-augmented generation in two sentences.",
}
],
)
print(completion.choices[0].message.content)The Python example uses the OpenAI Python client. The cURL example has no language-specific package requirement.
Client configuration
Prop
Type
Access can differ
The public Model Hub lists public routes. Your key can have a smaller approved model set.