OpenRouter SDK (Beta)

The OpenRouter SDK is a TypeScript toolkit designed to help you build AI-powered features and solutions in any JS or TS based runtime. Giving you easy access to over 300 models across providers in an easy and type-safe way.

To learn more about how to use the OpenRouter SDK, check out our API Reference and Documentation.

SDK Installation

The SDK can be installed with either npm, pnpm, bun or yarn package managers.

NPM

npm add @openrouter/sdk
# Install optional peer dependencies if you plan to use React hooks
npm add @tanstack/react-query react react-dom

PNPM

pnpm add @openrouter/sdk
# Install optional peer dependencies if you plan to use React hooks
pnpm add @tanstack/react-query react react-dom

Bun

bun add @openrouter/sdk
# Install optional peer dependencies if you plan to use React hooks
bun add @tanstack/react-query react react-dom

Yarn

yarn add @openrouter/sdk
# Install optional peer dependencies if you plan to use React hooks
yarn add @tanstack/react-query react react-dom

[!NOTE] This package is published as an ES Module (ESM) only. For applications using CommonJS, use await import("@openrouter/sdk") to import and use this package.

Requirements

For supported JavaScript runtimes, please consult RUNTIMES.md.

SDK Usage

import { OpenRouter } from "@openrouter/sdk";

const openRouter = new OpenRouter();

const result = await openRouter.chat.send({
  messages: [
    {
      role: "user",
      content: "Hello, how are you?",
    },
  ],
  model: "openai/gpt-5",
  provider: {
    zdr: true,
    sort: "price",
  },
  stream: true
});

for await (const chunk of result) {
  console.log(chunk.choices[0].delta.content)
}

Debugging

You can setup your SDK to emit debug logs for SDK requests and responses.

You can pass a logger that matches console's interface as an SDK option.

[!WARNING] Beware that debug logging will reveal secrets, like API tokens in headers, in log messages printed to a console or files. It's recommended to use this feature only during local development and not in production.

import { OpenRouter } from "@openrouter/sdk";

const sdk = new OpenRouter({ debugLogger: console });

You can also enable a default debug logger by setting an environment variable OPENROUTER_DEBUG to true.

Development

Running Tests

To run the test suite, you'll need to set up your environment with an OpenRouter API key.

Local Development

1. Copy the example environment file:

   cp .env.example .env

2. Edit .env and add your OpenRouter API key:

   OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

3. Run the tests:

   npx vitest

Maturity

This SDK is in beta, and there may be breaking changes between versions without a major version update. Therefore, we recommend pinning usage to a specific package version. This way, you can install the same version each time without breaking changes unless you are intentionally looking for the latest version.