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Last updated Apr 20, 2026

Endpoint

https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/grok

URL structure

When making requests to Grok ↗︎, replace https://api.x.ai/v1 in the URL you are currently using with https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/grok.

Prerequisites

When making requests to Grok, ensure you have the following:

Your AI Gateway Account ID.
Your AI Gateway gateway name.
An active xAI API token.
The name of the xAI model you want to use.

Examples

cURL

Requestbash

curl https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/grok/v1/chat/completions \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {xai_api_token}' \
  --data '{
    "model": "grok-4",
    "messages": [
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "What is Cloudflare?"
        }
    ]
}'

Use OpenAI SDK with JavaScript

If you are using the OpenAI SDK with JavaScript, you can set your endpoint like this:

JavaScriptjs

import OpenAI from "openai";

const openai = new OpenAI({
    apiKey: "<api key>",
    baseURL:
        "https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/grok",
});

const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
    model: "grok-4",
    messages: [
        {
            role: "system",
            content:
                "You are Grok, a chatbot inspired by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.",
        },
        {
            role: "user",
            content: "What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?",
        },
    ],
});

console.log(completion.choices[0].message);

Use OpenAI SDK with Python

If you are using the OpenAI SDK with Python, you can set your endpoint like this:

Pythonpython

import os
from openai import OpenAI

XAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("XAI_API_KEY")
client = OpenAI(
    api_key=XAI_API_KEY,
    base_url="https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/grok",
)

completion = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="grok-4",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are Grok, a chatbot inspired by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?"},
    ],
)

print(completion.choices[0].message)

Use Anthropic SDK with JavaScript

If you are using the Anthropic SDK with JavaScript, you can set your endpoint like this:

JavaScriptjs

import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";

const anthropic = new Anthropic({
    apiKey: "<api key>",
    baseURL:
        "https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/grok",
});

const msg = await anthropic.messages.create({
    model: "grok-beta",
    max_tokens: 128,
    system:
        "You are Grok, a chatbot inspired by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.",
    messages: [
        {
            role: "user",
            content: "What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?",
        },
    ],
});

console.log(msg);

Use Anthropic SDK with Python

If you are using the Anthropic SDK with Python, you can set your endpoint like this:

Pythonpython

import os
from anthropic import Anthropic

XAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("XAI_API_KEY")
client = Anthropic(
    api_key=XAI_API_KEY,
    base_url="https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/grok",
)

message = client.messages.create(
    model="grok-beta",
    max_tokens=128,
    system="You are Grok, a chatbot inspired by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?",
        },
    ],
)

print(message.content)

OpenAI-Compatible Endpoint

You can also access Grok models using the OpenAI API schema through the REST API. Send your requests to:

https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/v1/chat/completions

Specify:

{
"model": "grok/{model}"
}

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