Quickstart: first request
Send your first OpenAI-compatible request to the GonkaGate API.
Send one OpenAI-compatible POST /v1/chat/completions request through GonkaGate to verify your access to Gonka Network. You need https://api.gonkagate.com/v1, Authorization: Bearer gp-..., and a fresh model ID from GET /v1/models.
Before you start
- A verified GonkaGate account
- An API key created in Dashboard β API Keys
- Save the key when it is shown. The full secret is not revealed again later.
- Enough available balance for the request
Need key creation, secure storage, or rotation? Use Authentication and API Keys.
Send the request
Use a fresh model ID from GET /v1/models. If the endpoint returns 503, retry with short bounded backoff. Do not copy IDs from /models HTML and do not guess them manually.
export GONKAGATE_API_KEY="gp-your-api-key"
curl https://api.gonkagate.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $GONKAGATE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507-fp8",
"messages": [
{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello, Gonka!" }
]
}'Expected result
A successful request returns 200 OK. The model output is in choices[0].message.content.
Common first failures
| Response | What it usually means | What to check next |
|---|---|---|
401 invalid_api_key | The auth header is missing or malformed, the key is invalid, disabled, or expired, or the account email is still unverified. | Authentication and API Keys |
404 model_not_found | The model ID is stale or not currently available. | Model Selection Guide |
429 insufficient_quota | The account does not have enough available balance for the request. | Pricing |
See also
- OpenAI SDK for GonkaGate to move this request into application code.
- API Reference Overview for exact request fields, streaming, retries, and runtime behavior after the first call works.
- OpenAI to GonkaGate Migration Guide if you already have a working OpenAI-compatible integration and only need the GonkaGate switch.
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