Quick Start Guide

🚀 Get Your API Key

Sign up at barqapi.com/signup. After email verification, you'll receive $5 free credit and your API key instantly.

Make Your First Request

Barq is 100% OpenAI-compatible. If you've used the OpenAI API, you already know how to use Barq — just change the base URL and API key.

cURL

curl https://api.barqapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BARQ_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Barq!"}]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.barqapi.com/v1",
    api_key="your-barq-api-key"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Barq!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript / Node.js

import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI({
    baseURL: "https://api.barqapi.com/v1",
    apiKey: "your-barq-api-key"
});

const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
    model: "gpt-4o",
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello, Barq!" }]
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

Next Steps

• Browse available models (we support 40+ models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, and more)
• Check streaming support for real-time responses
• Review rate limits for your plan