xAI provider

You can proxy requests to xAI 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 xAI API endpoints. The following table shows the upstream paths used for each capability.

The following tables show the AI capabilities supported by the xAI 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 xAI text generation capabilities:

Agentic

Support for xAI agent and assistant capabilities:

Image

Support for xAI 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://api.x.ai:443/{capability_path}. The {capability_path} is determined by the AI capability.

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

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

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 $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
    --data '
    {
      "display_name": "Xai Production",
      "name": "my-xai-account",
      "type": "xai",
      "config": {
        "auth": {
          "type": "basic",
          "headers": [
            {
              "name": "Authorization",
              "value": "'$XAI_API_KEY'"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
    '

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