> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.kontinent.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.kontinent.ai/documentation/dokumentation/readme.md).

# Schnellstart

Kontinent ist ein einziger OpenAI-kompatibler Endpunkt vor EU-ansässigen Modellanbietern (Mistral, Scaleway, OVHcloud, IONOS, Azure EU Data Zone), mit Prepaid-Guthaben, Rate-Limits pro Schlüssel und prinzipbedingt keiner Speicherung von Prompts.

Wenn Sie bereits mit OpenAI kommunizieren, gibt es nichts Neues zu lernen. Sie ändern nur zwei Dinge: die Basis-URL und den API-Schlüssel. Nachrichten, Tools, Streaming und das Antwortformat bleiben genau so, wie Sie sie geschrieben haben.

{% hint style="success" %}
**Geschätzte Zeit: 1 Minute.** Sie brauchen nur einen `sk-kt-`-Schlüssel und eine Modell-ID.
{% endhint %}

## Schritte

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Basis-URL und Schlüssel setzen

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="TypeScript" %}

```typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.kontinent.ai/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.KONTINENT_API_KEY, // sk-kt-...
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.kontinent.ai/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["KONTINENT_API_KEY"],
)
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Eine Chat-Completion senden

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="TypeScript" %}

```typescript
const res = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "mistral/mistral-large-latest",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hallo!" }],
});
console.log(res.choices[0].message.content);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
res = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="mistral/mistral-large-latest",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hallo!"}],
)
print(res.choices[0].message.content)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="curl" %}

```bash
curl https://api.kontinent.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KONTINENT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"mistral/mistral-large-latest",
       "messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hallo!"}]}'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Die Antwort streamen

Setzen Sie `stream: true`, um Server-Sent Events zu empfangen, während das Modell generiert.

```typescript
const stream = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "mistral/mistral-small-latest",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Write a haiku about Europe." }],
  stream: true,
});

for await (const chunk of stream) {
  process.stdout.write(chunk.choices[0]?.delta?.content ?? "");
}
```

Siehe [Streaming](/documentation/dokumentation/features/streaming.md) für das SSE-Wire-Format und das Timeout-Verhalten.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Das passende Modell wählen

Modell-IDs haben die Form `provider/model`, z. B. `mistral/mistral-large-latest`. Entdecken Sie mit einem Aufruf, was Ihre Organisation nutzen kann, inklusive EUR-Preisen und Souveränitätsstufe:

```bash
curl https://api.kontinent.ai/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KONTINENT_API_KEY"
```

{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## Warum Kontinent

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-earth-europe" style="color:$primary;">:earth-europe:</i></h4></td><td><h4>EU-Datenresidenz</h4></td><td>Anfragen werden von EU-ansässigen Anbietern bedient. Jedes Modell trägt eine <code>sovereignty</code>-Stufe, sodass Sie einen EU-eigenen Anbieter erzwingen können.</td><td><a href="/pages/LPSVNkKoP0HQfECoQl3y">/pages/LPSVNkKoP0HQfECoQl3y</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-shield-halved" style="color:$primary;">:shield-halved:</i></h4></td><td><h4>Keine Speicherung</h4></td><td>Prompt- und Completion-Inhalte werden nie gespeichert oder geloggt. Nur Token-Anzahl, Latenz, Status, Modell und Kosten.</td><td><a href="/pages/QGAakCpYw9BOUXw4UKsC">/pages/QGAakCpYw9BOUXw4UKsC</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-plug" style="color:$primary;">:plug:</i></h4></td><td><h4>Nahtlos kompatibel</h4></td><td>Bewusst OpenAI-kompatibel. Jedes OpenAI-SDK funktioniert, indem Sie die <code>baseURL</code> auf Kontinent zeigen lassen.</td><td><a href="/pages/FRkrkEsnXOE5T7eNF8jd">/pages/FRkrkEsnXOE5T7eNF8jd</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Nächste Schritte

{% content-ref url="/pages/cKerBdTJmzUZuO2YB1S8" %}
[Prinzipien](/documentation/dokumentation/overview/principles.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/Pc1PnBhujjeKjhpJsNqT" %}
[Authentifizierung](/documentation/dokumentation/overview/authentication.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/LPSVNkKoP0HQfECoQl3y" %}
[Modelle & Souveränität](/documentation/dokumentation/models-and-routing/models.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/7R1ViKCJpzbvV0OeM7nk" %}
[Fehler behandeln](/documentation/dokumentation/features/errors.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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