Grok

Route your xAI Grok requests through Metrion using the OpenAI-compatible SDK — with a one-line change.

Use Metrion as a proxy for xAI’s Grok models. Grok exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, so you can use the standard OpenAI SDK — only the baseURL changes.

Prerequisites

• A Metrion account with your sk-metrion-xxx token (find it on the Integrate page)
• An xAI API key saved in Metrion’s Integrate page

Setup

1. Install the OpenAI SDK
2. TypeScript

   npm install openai
   

   Python

   pip install openai
   
3. Configure the client
4. Set baseURL to Metrion’s Grok proxy and pass your sk-metrion-xxx token as apiKey. Metrion injects your xAI key and forwards the request to https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions.
5. TypeScript

   import OpenAI from 'openai'
   
   const client = new OpenAI({
     apiKey: 'sk-metrion-xxx',       // your Metrion token
     baseURL: 'https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok',
   })
   

   Python

   from openai import OpenAI
   
   client = OpenAI(
       api_key="sk-metrion-xxx",     # your Metrion token
       base_url="https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok",
   )
   
6. Send a request
7. TypeScript

   import OpenAI from 'openai'
   
   const client = new OpenAI({
     apiKey: 'sk-metrion-xxx',
     baseURL: 'https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok',
   })
   
   const message = await client.chat.completions.create({
     model: 'grok-3',
     max_tokens: 1024,
     messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello, world!' }],
   })
   
   console.log(message.choices[0].message.content)
   

   Python

   from openai import OpenAI
   
   client = OpenAI(
       api_key="sk-metrion-xxx",
       base_url="https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok",
   )
   
   message = client.chat.completions.create(
       model="grok-3",
       max_tokens=1024,
       messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world!"}],
   )
   
   print(message.choices[0].message.content)
   

Direct HTTP

curl https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok/v1/chat/completions \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer sk-metrion-xxx' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "model": "grok-3",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, world!"}]
  }'

Supported models

Model ID	Notes
grok-3	Most capable Grok model
grok-3-mini	Fast and cost-efficient
grok-2	Previous generation flagship
grok-2-mini	Lightweight previous generation

Pass-through mode

To use your own xAI key without storing it in Metrion, pass it in Authorization: Bearer and identify your Metrion account with the x-metrion-token header:

TypeScript

import OpenAI from 'openai'

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.XAI_API_KEY,         // your xAI key directly
  baseURL: 'https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok',
  defaultHeaders: {
    'x-metrion-token': 'sk-metrion-xxx',   // identifies your Metrion account
  },
})

from openai import OpenAI
import os

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["XAI_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok",
    default_headers={"x-metrion-token": "sk-metrion-xxx"},
)

In pass-through mode, your xAI key is forwarded directly to xAI’s API and is never stored by Metrion.

Track requests by user or service

Add the optional x-metrion-user header to tag individual requests. These labels appear in your Metrion logs and dashboards.

Use x-metrion-user to break down costs by team member, bot, or application — for example "x-metrion-user": "search-agent" or "x-metrion-user": "user-55".

TypeScript

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: 'sk-metrion-xxx',
  baseURL: 'https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok',
  defaultHeaders: {
    'x-metrion-user': 'user-55',
  },
})

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="sk-metrion-xxx",
    base_url="https://www.metrion.dev/api/proxy/grok",
    default_headers={"x-metrion-user": "user-55"},
)