API Documentation

Quick start guides for integrating Kimi K3 into your applications.

Python Example (OpenAI-compatible)

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.moonshot.cn/v1",
    api_key="your-api-key-here"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="kimi-k3",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful coding assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Write a Python function to sort a list."}
    ],
    max_tokens=4096
)

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

cURL Example

curl https://api.moonshot.cn/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "kimi-k3",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in simple terms."}
    ],
    "temperature": 0.7
  }'