Chat Completions

Overview

This documentation provides instructions on how to use the Chat Completions API endpoint. The API allows you to generate chat completions based on provided messages and parameters.

Base URL

https://www.upchatty.com/api/v1

Endpoint

POST /chat/completions

Authentication

The API uses Bearer Token authentication. You must include your API key in the Authorization header of each request.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key.

Request Format

The request should be sent as a POST request with a JSON body.

Headers

  • Content-Type: application/json

  • Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Body Parameters

Parameter
Type
Required
Description

model

string

Yes

The ID of the model to use for generating completions.

messages

array

Yes

An array of message objects representing the conversation history.

temperature

float

No

Controls randomness in the output. Higher values make the output more random, lower values make it more deterministic. Range: 0.0 to 1.0.

stream

boolean

No

If set to true, the response will be streamed as it's generated. Default is false.

Message Object

Each message in the messages array should have the following structure:

Field
Type
Description

role

string

The role of the message sender. Use "user" for user messages and "assistant" for AI responses.

content

string

The content of the message.

Example Request

{
  "model": "YOUR_CHATBOT_ID",
  "messages": [
    {"role": "user", "content": "How are you?"}
  ],
  "temperature": 0.7
}

Response Format

The API returns a JSON response with the generated completion.

Response Fields

Field
Type
Description

id

string

A unique identifier for the completion.

object

string

The object type, always "chat.completion".

created

number

The Unix timestamp of when the completion was created.

model

string

The ID of the model used for the completion.

choices

array

An array containing the completion choices.

usage

object

An object containing token usage information.

Choice Object

Field
Type
Description

index

number

The index of the choice.

message

object

An object containing the completion message.

finish_reason

string

The reason why the completion finished.

Message Object

Field
Type
Description

role

string

The role of the message, always "assistant" for completions.

content

string

The content of the completion message.

Usage Object

Field
Type
Description

prompt_tokens

number

The number of tokens in the prompt.

completion_tokens

number

The number of tokens in the completion.

total_tokens

number

The total number of tokens used.

Example Response

{
  "id": "chatcmpl-1234567890",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "created": 1678048331,
  "model": "YOUR_CHATBOT_ID",
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "As an AI language model, I don't have feelings, but I'm functioning well and ready to assist you with any questions or tasks you may have. How can I help you today?"
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 9,
    "completion_tokens": 41,
    "total_tokens": 50
  }
}

Error Responses

The API may return error responses in the following format:

{
  "error": "Error message"
}

Common error status codes:

  • 400: Bad Request - Invalid input parameters

  • 401: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

  • 500: Internal Server Error

Example cURL Request

Here's an example of how to make a request using cURL:

curl --location 'https://www.upchatty.com/api/v1/chat/completions' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
--data '{
    "model": "YOUR_CHATBOT_ID",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "How are you?"}],
    "temperature": 0.7
  }'

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions about the API, please contact our support team at support@upchatty.com.

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