DashScope provider

You can proxy requests to DashScope AI models through AI Gateway by creating AI Model Provider and AI Model entities. This reference documents all supported AI capabilities, configuration requirements, and provider-specific details needed for proper integration.

AI Gateway automatically routes requests to the appropriate DashScope API endpoints. The following table shows the upstream paths used for each capability.

The following tables show the AI capabilities supported by the DashScope provider when configuring AI Models.

By default, AI Gateway uses the path templates shown in the tables below (e.g., /chat/completions, /embeddings, etc.). To customize these paths, configure the config.paths field in your AI Model entity. Custom paths take the form {configured_path}/{template_path} — for example, if you set a custom path of /v2, requests to /embeddings would be routed to /v2/embeddings.

Text generation

Support for DashScope text generation capabilities:

Embeddings

Support for DashScope embeddings generation:

Image

Support for DashScope image generation and editing capabilities:

For requests with large payloads, consider increasing config.max_request_body_size on your AI Model entity to three times the raw binary size.

Supported image sizes and formats vary by model. Refer to your provider’s documentation for allowed dimensions and requirements.

The base URL is https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com or https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com.

AI Gateway uses this URL automatically. You only need to configure a URL if you’re using a self-hosted or DashScope-compatible endpoint, in which case set the upstream_url option in your AI Model configuration.

To use DashScope with AI Gateway, configure a new AI Model Provider. You can then access supported AI Models from DashScope.

Here’s a minimal configuration for chat completions:

curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v1/ai-gateways/{AIGatewayId}/model-providers \
    --header "accept: application/json" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
    --data '
    {
      "display_name": "DashScope Production",
      "name": "my-dashscope-account",
      "type": "dashscope",
      "config": {
        "auth": {
          "type": "basic",
          "headers": [
            {
              "name": "Authorization",
              "value": "'$DASHSCOPE_API_KEY'"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
    '

ai_gateway_model_providers:
  - ref: my-dashscope-account
    ai_gateway: !lookup {id: !env AI_GATEWAY_ID}
    display_name: DashScope Production
    name: my-dashscope-account
    type: dashscope
    config:
      auth:
        type: basic
        headers:
        - name: Authorization
          value: !secret {source: !env DASHSCOPE_API_KEY}