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Input, Output, Exceptions are mapped to the OpenAI format for all supported models

How to send requests to the proxy, pass metadata, allow users to pass in their OpenAI API key

/chat/completions​

Request Format​

Set extra_body={"metadata": { }} to metadata you want to pass

import openai
client = openai.OpenAI(
    api_key="anything",
    base_url="http://0.0.0.0:4000"
)

# request sent to model set on litellm proxy, `litellm --model`
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
    messages = [
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "this is a test request, write a short poem"
        }
    ],
    extra_body={ # pass in any provider-specific param, if not supported by openai, https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/completion/input#provider-specific-params
        "metadata": { # 👈 use for logging additional params (e.g. to langfuse)
            "generation_name": "ishaan-generation-openai-client",
            "generation_id": "openai-client-gen-id22",
            "trace_id": "openai-client-trace-id22",
            "trace_user_id": "openai-client-user-id2"
        }
    }
)

print(response)

Response Format​

{
  "id": "chatcmpl-8c5qbGTILZa1S4CK3b31yj5N40hFN",
  "choices": [
    {
      "finish_reason": "stop",
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "content": "As an AI language model, I do not have a physical form or personal preferences. However, I am programmed to assist with various topics and provide information on a wide range of subjects. Is there something specific you would like assistance with?",
        "role": "assistant"
      }
    }
  ],
  "created": 1704089632,
  "model": "gpt-35-turbo",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "system_fingerprint": null,
  "usage": {
    "completion_tokens": 47,
    "prompt_tokens": 12,
    "total_tokens": 59
  },
  "_response_ms": 1753.426
}

/embeddings​

Request Format​

Input, Output and Exceptions are mapped to the OpenAI format for all supported models

import openai
from openai import OpenAI

# set base_url to your proxy server
# set api_key to send to proxy server
client = OpenAI(api_key="<proxy-api-key>", base_url="http://0.0.0.0:4000")

response = client.embeddings.create(
    input=["hello from litellm"],
    model="text-embedding-ada-002"
)

print(response)

Response Format​

{
  "object": "list",
  "data": [
    {
      "object": "embedding",
      "embedding": [
        0.0023064255,
        -0.009327292,
        .... 
        -0.0028842222,
      ],
      "index": 0
    }
  ],
  "model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 8,
    "total_tokens": 8
  }
}

/moderations​

Request Format​

Input, Output and Exceptions are mapped to the OpenAI format for all supported models

import openai
from openai import OpenAI

# set base_url to your proxy server
# set api_key to send to proxy server
client = OpenAI(api_key="<proxy-api-key>", base_url="http://0.0.0.0:4000")

response = client.moderations.create(
    input="hello from litellm",
    model="text-moderation-stable"
)

print(response)

Response Format​

{
  "id": "modr-8sFEN22QCziALOfWTa77TodNLgHwA",
  "model": "text-moderation-007",
  "results": [
    {
      "categories": {
        "harassment": false,
        "harassment/threatening": false,
        "hate": false,
        "hate/threatening": false,
        "self-harm": false,
        "self-harm/instructions": false,
        "self-harm/intent": false,
        "sexual": false,
        "sexual/minors": false,
        "violence": false,
        "violence/graphic": false
      },
      "category_scores": {
        "harassment": 0.000019947197870351374,
        "harassment/threatening": 5.5971017900446896e-6,
        "hate": 0.000028560316422954202,
        "hate/threatening": 2.2631787999216613e-8,
        "self-harm": 2.9121162015144364e-7,
        "self-harm/instructions": 9.314219084899378e-8,
        "self-harm/intent": 8.093739012338119e-8,
        "sexual": 0.00004414955765241757,
        "sexual/minors": 0.0000156943697220413,
        "violence": 0.00022354527027346194,
        "violence/graphic": 8.804164281173144e-6
      },
      "flagged": false
    }
  ]
}

Advanced​

Pass User LLM API Keys, Fallbacks​

Allow your end-users to pass their model list, api base, OpenAI API key (any LiteLLM supported provider) to make requests

Note This is not related to virtual keys. This is for when you want to pass in your users actual LLM API keys.

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You can pass a litellm.RouterConfig as user_config, See all supported params here https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/main/litellm/types/router.py

Step 1: Define user model list & config​

import os

user_config = {
    'model_list': [
        {
            'model_name': 'user-azure-instance',
            'litellm_params': {
                'model': 'azure/chatgpt-v-2',
                'api_key': os.getenv('AZURE_API_KEY'),
                'api_version': os.getenv('AZURE_API_VERSION'),
                'api_base': os.getenv('AZURE_API_BASE'),
                'timeout': 10,
            },
            'tpm': 240000,
            'rpm': 1800,
        },
        {
            'model_name': 'user-openai-instance',
            'litellm_params': {
                'model': 'gpt-3.5-turbo',
                'api_key': os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY'),
                'timeout': 10,
            },
            'tpm': 240000,
            'rpm': 1800,
        },
    ],
    'num_retries': 2,
    'allowed_fails': 3,
    'fallbacks': [
        {
            'user-azure-instance': ['user-openai-instance']
        }
    ]
}


Step 2: Send user_config in extra_body​

import openai
client = openai.OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-1234",
    base_url="http://0.0.0.0:4000"
)

# send request to `user-azure-instance`
response = client.chat.completions.create(model="user-azure-instance", messages = [
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "this is a test request, write a short poem"
    }
], 
    extra_body={
      "user_config": user_config
    }
) # 👈 User config

print(response)

Pass User LLM API Keys​

Allows your users to pass in their OpenAI API key (any LiteLLM supported provider) to make requests

Here's how to do it: 

import openai
client = openai.OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-1234",
    base_url="http://0.0.0.0:4000"
)

# request sent to model set on litellm proxy, `litellm --model`
response = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages = [
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "this is a test request, write a short poem"
    }
], 
    extra_body={"api_key": "my-bad-key"}) # 👈 User Key

print(response)

More examples:

Pass in the litellm_params (E.g. api_key, api_base, etc.) via the extra_body parameter in the OpenAI client. 

import openai
client = openai.OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-1234",
    base_url="http://0.0.0.0:4000"
)

# request sent to model set on litellm proxy, `litellm --model`
response = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages = [
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "this is a test request, write a short poem"
    }
], 
    extra_body={
      "api_key": "my-azure-key",
      "api_base": "my-azure-base",
      "api_version": "my-azure-version"
    }) # 👈 User Key

print(response)