Documentation

Base URL

https://qwenapigateway.com/v1

Authentication

Create an API key in Dashboard API keys, then send it as a bearer token.

Authorization: Bearer qgw_sk_live_xxx

Quick start

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="qgw_sk_live_xxx",
    base_url="https://qwenapigateway.com/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.6-flash",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Concrete usage examples

Use these settings anywhere a tool asks for an OpenAI-compatible provider. Keep the key private and create a separate gateway key for each tool so you can rotate one integration without breaking the others.

Base URL: https://qwenapigateway.com/v1
API key: qgw_sk_live_xxx
Model: qwen3.6-flash

Environment variable pattern

OPENAI_API_KEY=qgw_sk_live_xxx
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://qwenapigateway.com/v1
OPENAI_MODEL=qwen3.6-flash

For related setup patterns, see Alibaba Cloud's guides for Cursor, Cline, and OpenAI-compatible Qwen API calls. Use this gateway's base URL and API key in place of the Alibaba Cloud endpoint and key.

Supported endpoints

GET /v1/models
POST /v1/chat/completions

Model and parameter details

Requests use a standard chat-completions shape. Supported models, context limits, and public prices are listed on the Pricing page. For complete request and response examples across the wider Qwen ecosystem, see the official Qwen API reference and the OpenAI-compatible Qwen guide.

Usage and billing notes

Usage is metered by input, explicit cache creation, explicit cache reads, implicit cache reads, and output tokens. Public prices are shown on the Pricing page and charges are applied against your account balance.

Errors

Common request failures include authentication issues, insufficient balance, unsupported request sizes, temporary model unavailability, and rate limiting. For detailed error codes regarding the models, see the Qwen error messages reference.

Streaming

Streaming responses use Server-Sent Events. The gateway requests final usage from the model provider so your account is billed from the provider's final token report, not from partial streamed text.

Python streaming

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="qgw_sk_live_xxx",
    base_url="https://qwenapigateway.com/v1",
)

stream = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.6-flash",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a short greeting"}],
    stream=True,
    stream_options={"include_usage": True},
)

for chunk in stream:
    if chunk.choices:
        print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content or "", end="", flush=True)
    elif chunk.usage:
        print(f"\nTotal tokens: {chunk.usage.total_tokens}")

curl streaming

curl --no-buffer https://qwenapigateway.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer qgw_sk_live_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3.6-flash",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Write a short greeting"}],
    "stream": true,
    "stream_options": {"include_usage": true}
  }'