Quickstart
This guide will help you get started using the Avian API with Python.
Avian's API is OpenAI compatible, including their libraries and schema.
Step 1: Create an API Key
First, create an Avian account or sign in.
Next, navigate to the API Key page, click "New API Key" and give it a name.
Make sure to save this somewhere safe and do not share it with anyone.
Send your first request
Create a file named avian-test.py
and add the following code:
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="avian-your-api-key-here",
base_url="https://api.avian.io/v1"
)
completion = client.chat.completions.create(
model="Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": "You are a poetic assistant, skilled in explaining complex programming concepts with creative flair."},
{"role": "user", "content": "Compose a poem that explains the concept of recursion in programming."}
]
)
print(completion.choices[0].message)
Make sure to change avian-your-api-key-here
to your API Key you created.
Run the script:
python avian-test.py
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