OpenRouter Provider Setup

Getting an OpenRouter API Key

Create an account on OpenRouter and generate an API key from the dashboard.

Do not share your API key publicly.

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Linux/macOS Setup

export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

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Windows PowerShell Setup

$env:OPENROUTER_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

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Verify Configuration

Check available models

curl http://localhost:8787/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_FREEWAY_API_KEY"

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Chat Completion Example

curl http://localhost:8787/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_FREEWAY_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openrouter/deepseek-r1",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello from OpenRouter"
      }
    ]
  }'

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Model ID Examples

Canonical model ID:

deepseek-r1

Provider-prefixed model ID:

openrouter/deepseek-r1

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Use placeholder values in examples and never expose real API keys.