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Generations - Python SDK

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Overview

Generation history endpoints

Available Operations

  • get_generation - Get request & usage metadata for a generation
  • list_generation_content - Get stored prompt and completion content for a generation

get_generation

Get request & usage metadata for a generation

Example Usage

1from openrouter import OpenRouter
2import os
3
4with OpenRouter(
5 http_referer="<value>",
6 x_open_router_title="<value>",
7 x_open_router_categories="<value>",
8 api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
9) as open_router:
10
11 res = open_router.generations.get_generation(id="gen-1234567890")
12
13 # Handle response
14 print(res)

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
idstr✔️The generation IDgen-1234567890
http_refererOptional[str]➖The app identifier should be your app’s URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings.
This is used to track API usage per application.
x_open_router_titleOptional[str]➖The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in OpenRouter’s dashboard.
x_open_router_categoriesOptional[str]➖Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. “cli-agent,cloud-agent”). Used for marketplace rankings.
retriesOptional[utils.RetryConfig]➖Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.

Response

components.GenerationResponse

Errors

Error TypeStatus CodeContent Type
errors.UnauthorizedResponseError401application/json
errors.PaymentRequiredResponseError402application/json
errors.NotFoundResponseError404application/json
errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError429application/json
errors.InternalServerResponseError500application/json
errors.BadGatewayResponseError502application/json
errors.EdgeNetworkTimeoutResponseError524application/json
errors.ProviderOverloadedResponseError529application/json
errors.OpenRouterDefaultError4XX, 5XX*/*

list_generation_content

Get stored prompt and completion content for a generation

Example Usage

1from openrouter import OpenRouter
2import os
3
4with OpenRouter(
5 http_referer="<value>",
6 x_open_router_title="<value>",
7 x_open_router_categories="<value>",
8 api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
9) as open_router:
10
11 res = open_router.generations.list_generation_content(id="gen-1234567890")
12
13 # Handle response
14 print(res)

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
idstr✔️The generation IDgen-1234567890
http_refererOptional[str]➖The app identifier should be your app’s URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings.
This is used to track API usage per application.
x_open_router_titleOptional[str]➖The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in OpenRouter’s dashboard.
x_open_router_categoriesOptional[str]➖Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. “cli-agent,cloud-agent”). Used for marketplace rankings.
retriesOptional[utils.RetryConfig]➖Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.

Response

components.GenerationContentResponse

Errors

Error TypeStatus CodeContent Type
errors.UnauthorizedResponseError401application/json
errors.ForbiddenResponseError403application/json
errors.NotFoundResponseError404application/json
errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError429application/json
errors.InternalServerResponseError500application/json
errors.BadGatewayResponseError502application/json
errors.EdgeNetworkTimeoutResponseError524application/json
errors.ProviderOverloadedResponseError529application/json
errors.OpenRouterDefaultError4XX, 5XX*/*