openrouter-python-sdk-retry-errors/docs/sdks/responses/README.md

Responses

(beta.responses)

Overview

beta.responses endpoints

Available Operations

• send - Create a response

send

Creates a streaming or non-streaming response using OpenResponses API format

Example Usage

from openrouter import OpenRouter
import os


with OpenRouter(
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
) as open_router:

    res = open_router.beta.responses.send(input=[
        {
            "type": "message",
            "role": "user",
            "content": "Hello, how are you?",
        },
    ], metadata={
        "user_id": "123",
        "session_id": "abc-def-ghi",
    }, tools=[
        {
            "type": "function",
            "name": "get_current_weather",
            "description": "Get the current weather in a given location",
            "parameters": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "location": {
                        "type": "string",
                    },
                },
            },
        },
    ], model="anthropic/claude-4.5-sonnet-20250929", text={
        "format_": {
            "type": "text",
        },
        "verbosity": "medium",
    }, reasoning={
        "summary": "auto",
        "enabled": True,
    }, temperature=0.7, top_p=0.9, prompt={
        "id": "<id>",
        "variables": {
            "key": {
                "type": "input_text",
                "text": "Hello, how can I help you?",
            },
        },
    }, service_tier="auto", truncation="auto", stream=False, provider={
        "data_collection": "deny",
        "zdr": True,
        "enforce_distillable_text": True,
        "order": [
            "OpenAI",
        ],
        "only": [
            "OpenAI",
        ],
        "ignore": [
            "OpenAI",
        ],
        "quantizations": None,
        "sort": "price",
    })

    with res as event_stream:
        for event in event_stream:
            # handle event
            print(event, flush=True)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
input	Optional[models.OpenResponsesInput]	➖	Input for a response request - can be a string or array of items	[ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the weather today?" } ]
instructions	OptionalNullable[str]	➖	N/A
metadata	Dict[str, str]	➖	Metadata key-value pairs for the request. Keys must be ≤64 characters and cannot contain brackets. Values must be ≤512 characters. Maximum 16 pairs allowed.	{ "user_id": "123", "session_id": "abc-def-ghi" }
tools	List[models.OpenResponsesRequestToolUnion]	➖	N/A
tool_choice	Optional[models.OpenAIResponsesToolChoiceUnion]	➖	N/A
parallel_tool_calls	OptionalNullable[bool]	➖	N/A
model	Optional[str]	➖	N/A
models	List[str]	➖	N/A
text	Optional[models.OpenResponsesResponseText]	➖	Text output configuration including format and verbosity	{ "format": { "type": "text" }, "verbosity": "medium" }
reasoning	OptionalNullable[models.OpenResponsesReasoningConfig]	➖	Configuration for reasoning mode in the response	{ "summary": "auto", "enabled": true }
max_output_tokens	OptionalNullable[float]	➖	N/A
temperature	OptionalNullable[float]	➖	N/A
top_p	OptionalNullable[float]	➖	N/A
top_k	Optional[float]	➖	N/A
prompt_cache_key	OptionalNullable[str]	➖	N/A
previous_response_id	OptionalNullable[str]	➖	N/A
prompt	OptionalNullable[models.OpenAIResponsesPrompt]	➖	N/A
include	List[models.OpenAIResponsesIncludable]	➖	N/A
background	OptionalNullable[bool]	➖	N/A
safety_identifier	OptionalNullable[str]	➖	N/A
store	OptionalNullable[bool]	➖	N/A
service_tier	OptionalNullable[models.ServiceTier]	➖	N/A	auto
truncation	OptionalNullable[models.Truncation]	➖	N/A	auto
stream	Optional[bool]	➖	N/A
provider	OptionalNullable[models.Provider]	➖	When multiple model providers are available, optionally indicate your routing preference.
plugins	List[models.Plugin]	➖	Plugins you want to enable for this request, including their settings.
user	Optional[str]	➖	A unique identifier representing your end-user, which helps distinguish between different users of your app. This allows your app to identify specific users in case of abuse reports, preventing your entire app from being affected by the actions of individual users. Maximum of 128 characters.
retries	Optional[utils.RetryConfig]	➖	Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.

Response

models.CreateResponsesResponse

Errors

Error Type	Status Code	Content Type
errors.BadRequestResponseError	400	application/json
errors.UnauthorizedResponseError	401	application/json
errors.PaymentRequiredResponseError	402	application/json
errors.NotFoundResponseError	404	application/json
errors.RequestTimeoutResponseError	408	application/json
errors.PayloadTooLargeResponseError	413	application/json
errors.UnprocessableEntityResponseError	422	application/json
errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError	429	application/json
errors.InternalServerResponseError	500	application/json
errors.BadGatewayResponseError	502	application/json
errors.ServiceUnavailableResponseError	503	application/json
errors.EdgeNetworkTimeoutResponseError	524	application/json
errors.ProviderOverloadedResponseError	529	application/json
errors.OpenRouterDefaultError	4XX, 5XX	*/*