How to hit the MiniMax API

MiniMax serves its models internationally at https://api.minimax.io/v1 (OpenAI-compatible) and https://api.minimax.io/anthropic (Anthropic-compatible). China-region accounts use api.minimaxi.com.

Authentication

Create a key at MiniMax → Account Management → API Keys. Send it as Authorization: Bearer <key>. In the examples it's written {{MINIMAX_API_KEY}}.

Full reference: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/text-chat-openai

Chat with MiniMax M3

curl https://api.minimax.io/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {{MINIMAX_API_KEY}}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "MiniMax-M3", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain what an API rate limit is in two sentences."}]}'
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List models

curl https://api.minimax.io/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {{MINIMAX_API_KEY}}"
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