Quickstart

Create an API Key

Go to the Mesh Dashboard and navigate to API Keys. Create a new key and copy the rsk_... token.

This key is shown only once. Store it securely — treat it like a database password.

Add Credits

Mesh uses a pre-paid credit model. Add a balance (any amount from ₹1 or $1) in the Billing section to enable inference.Almost every model is paid, and a request on an empty balance is refused with 402.

Make Your First Request

Use your preferred HTTP client or OpenAI-compatible SDK:

curl
Python (OpenAI SDK)
Node.js (OpenAI SDK)

curl https://api.meshapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rsk_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/gpt-4o",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one sentence."}
    ]
  }'

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="rsk_YOUR_KEY",
    base_url="https://api.meshapi.ai/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-4o",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one sentence."}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: "rsk_YOUR_KEY",
  baseURL: "https://api.meshapi.ai/v1",
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "openai/gpt-4o",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain quantum computing in one sentence." }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

Explore Available Models

See all available models and their current pricing:

curl https://api.meshapi.ai/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rsk_YOUR_KEY"

Models follow the format brand/model-name, where the brand is the organization that trained the model, not the provider that serves it. Examples: openai/gpt-4o, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5, google/gemini-3.5-flash.

What’s next?

Authentication — key types, spend caps, and security best practices
Auto Routing — let the gateway pick the best model automatically
Prompt Templates — manage prompts server-side
Dashboard — monitor usage, billing, and logs

Introduction

Accounts & Access

Core Inference

Retrieval & Search

Multimodal

Operations

Mesh Code

Mesh CLI

Platform

Reference

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