Quickstart

NordRouter is a gateway to top LLMs (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek and more) paid in rubles. The API is OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible, so any standard SDK or tool works.

1. Get a key

1. Buy a top-up on GGsel or Plati.market and redeem the code.
2. Open the dashboard → API keys → create a key.

A key looks like sk-nr-… — treat it like a password.

2. Make your first request

curl

curl https://nordrouter.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-nr-YOUR-KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python (OpenAI SDK)

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://nordrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-nr-YOUR-KEY",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

Node.js (OpenAI SDK)

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://nordrouter.com/v1",
  apiKey: "sk-nr-YOUR-KEY",
});

const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);

3. Endpoints

Endpoint	Compatibility	Purpose
POST /v1/chat/completions	OpenAI	Any OpenAI SDK, litellm, most tools
POST /v1/messages	Anthropic	Anthropic SDK, Claude Code
GET /v1/models	OpenAI	List of available models

Base URL

For OpenAI tools the base URL is https://nordrouter.com/v1. For Claude Code / Anthropic SDK it is https://nordrouter.com (without /v1 — the client appends it itself).

Outside Russia / on a VPN?

If nordrouter.com is slow or unreachable from your network, use the global endpoint https://global-api.nordrouter.com — same API, same keys.

4. What next

• Connect Claude Code — step by step, with a ready-made config.
• Connect OpenCode.
• Troubleshooting — if something didn't work.
• Models & pricing — the live catalog.