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# Create a chat completion

POST https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions
Content-Type: application/json

Sends an OpenAI-compatible chat completion request through Panicly.
Panicly authenticates the project key, evaluates controls, records a decision, and then forwards approved traffic upstream.


Reference: https://docs.panicly.lol/api-reference/panicly-gateway-api/gateway/create-chat-completion

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: panicly-openapi
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /v1/chat/completions:
    post:
      operationId: create-chat-completion
      summary: Create a chat completion
      description: >
        Sends an OpenAI-compatible chat completion request through Panicly.

        Panicly authenticates the project key, evaluates controls, records a
        decision, and then forwards approved traffic upstream.
      tags:
        - subpackage_gateway
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: 'Panicly project key supplied as `Authorization: Bearer pk_live_...`.'
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Provider response returned through Panicly.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatCompletionResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid Panicly API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '402':
          description: Workspace has no remaining included or credit-backed capacity.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Panicly policy blocked the request before provider forwarding.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatCompletionRequest'
servers:
  - url: https://panicly.vercel.app
  - url: http://localhost:3000
components:
  schemas:
    ChatCompletionRequestMessagesItemsRole:
      type: string
      enum:
        - system
        - user
        - assistant
        - tool
      title: ChatCompletionRequestMessagesItemsRole
    ChatCompletionRequestMessagesItems:
      type: object
      properties:
        role:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatCompletionRequestMessagesItemsRole'
        content:
          type: string
      required:
        - role
        - content
      title: ChatCompletionRequestMessagesItems
    ChatCompletionRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        model:
          type: string
          description: Provider model identifier.
        messages:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChatCompletionRequestMessagesItems'
        max_tokens:
          type: integer
          description: Maximum tokens requested from the provider.
        temperature:
          type: number
          format: double
      required:
        - model
        - messages
      title: ChatCompletionRequest
    ChatCompletionResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        object:
          type: string
        created:
          type: integer
        model:
          type: string
        choices:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties:
              description: Any type
      title: ChatCompletionResponse
    ErrorResponseError:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
        reason:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - type
        - message
      title: ErrorResponseError
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseError'
      title: ErrorResponse
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Panicly project key supplied as `Authorization: Bearer pk_live_...`.'
    paniclyKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-panicly-key
      description: Panicly project key supplied directly in the `x-panicly-key` header.

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python Allowed request
import requests

url = "https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions"

payload = {
    "model": "openrouter/auto",
    "messages": [
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "Write one sentence about protected AI spend."
        }
    ],
    "max_tokens": 64
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Allowed request
const url = 'https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"model":"openrouter/auto","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Write one sentence about protected AI spend."}],"max_tokens":64}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Allowed request
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"model\": \"openrouter/auto\",\n  \"messages\": [\n    {\n      \"role\": \"user\",\n      \"content\": \"Write one sentence about protected AI spend.\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"max_tokens\": 64\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Allowed request
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"model\": \"openrouter/auto\",\n  \"messages\": [\n    {\n      \"role\": \"user\",\n      \"content\": \"Write one sentence about protected AI spend.\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"max_tokens\": 64\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Allowed request
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"model\": \"openrouter/auto\",\n  \"messages\": [\n    {\n      \"role\": \"user\",\n      \"content\": \"Write one sentence about protected AI spend.\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"max_tokens\": 64\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php Allowed request
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions', [
  'body' => '{
  "model": "openrouter/auto",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Write one sentence about protected AI spend."
    }
  ],
  "max_tokens": 64
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Allowed request
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"model\": \"openrouter/auto\",\n  \"messages\": [\n    {\n      \"role\": \"user\",\n      \"content\": \"Write one sentence about protected AI spend.\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"max_tokens\": 64\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Allowed request
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "model": "openrouter/auto",
  "messages": [
    [
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Write one sentence about protected AI spend."
    ]
  ],
  "max_tokens": 64
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://panicly.vercel.app/v1/chat/completions")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```