Using the OpenAI SDKs

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Definition

The official OpenAI SDKs for Python and JavaScript can call luv13 by setting their base URL to https://api.luv13.ai/v1 and using a luv13 API key.

Key takeaways

  • Install openai from PyPI (Python) or npm (JavaScript and TypeScript).
  • Pass base_url in Python or baseURL in JavaScript, set to https://api.luv13.ai/v1.
  • Pass your luv13 key as api_key or apiKey. Read it from an environment variable, never hard-code it.
  • Use a model id from luv13's live list, such as luv13/glm-5.3-flash.
  • The SDKs retry some failed requests and time out after 10 minutes by default. Both are configurable.

Install

pip install openai        # Python
npm install openai        # JavaScript / TypeScript

Python

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.luv13.ai/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["LUV13_API_KEY"],
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="luv13/glm-5.3-flash",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Say hello in five words."}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

The Python SDK also reads the OPENAI_BASE_URL environment variable if you don't pass base_url.

JavaScript and TypeScript

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.luv13.ai/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.LUV13_API_KEY,
});

const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "luv13/glm-5.3-flash",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Say hello in five words." }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);

Retries and timeouts

Both SDKs retry certain errors (such as connection errors, 429 and 5xx responses) twice by default with a short backoff. Set max_retries (Python) or maxRetries (JavaScript) to change that, and timeout to change the 10-minute default. See Retrying Requests and Timeouts.

Things to know

  • The SDKs are built for OpenAI, so some methods call endpoints luv13 may not offer. Stick to chat completions and model listing unless a luv13 page says otherwise. See Chat Completions and Listing Models.
  • For the base URL idea in general, see Base URL.