Quickstart

Start using Sail with OpenAI clients

Sail supports the Responses (/v1/responses) and Chat Completions API (/v1/chat/completions); see the API support matrix for the full picture. If you are already using OpenAI or another inference provider, switching to Sail is just a base URL and API key change.

1. Get your API key

Sign up at the Sail dashboard and create an API key.

2. Make a request

Install the OpenAI SDK and point it at Sail. Create a response with background=True so the request returns a response_id immediately, then poll until completion:

Python

import time

from openai import OpenAI


client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.sailresearch.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_SAIL_API_KEY",
)

response = client.responses.create(
    model="zai-org/GLM-5.2-FP8",
    input="Explain the key ideas behind transformers.",
    max_output_tokens=1000,
    background=True, # return immediately with ID to poll
)
print(f"Started {response.id}, waiting ...")

while response.status in {"in_progress", "queued"}:
    time.sleep(1)
    response = client.responses.retrieve(response.id)

if response.status != "completed":
    raise RuntimeError(f"Error: {response.status}")

print(response.output_text)

Next steps

• Look at our full list of supported models and pricing.
• Browse the full API reference to see supported endpoints and request fields.
• Using a coding agent? Install the Sail plugin to delegate work, request reviews, or migrate an existing app without changing your workflow.
• Email us if you have questions.