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# LobeChat

LobeChat is currently distributed as LobeHub. Connect it to RunAPI
through the OpenAI provider with a custom Base URL. Create a standard
RunAPI API key in the [Authentication
Guide](https://runapi.ai/docs/guides/authentication.md) before continuing.

## Open LobeHub

Use the [official LobeHub Web or desktop application][1], then open its
application settings.



[1]: https://lobehub.com/downloads

## Add the RunAPI connection

1.  Open **Settings -> Language Model -> OpenAI**.
2.  Enter your RunAPI API key and set the custom Base URL to
    `https://runapi.ai/v1`.
3.  Enable the OpenAI provider and save the settings.
4.  Enable an exact RunAPI model from the list. If it is absent, add a
    **custom model** with the identifier from the [Model
    Catalog](https://runapi.ai/models).

This is the OpenAI provider, so its Base URL includes `/v1`. Do not copy
that suffix to a provider that uses a different public protocol.

The automatic model list and custom models are separate configuration
paths. A saved custom model remains the reliable fallback when automatic
discovery does not show the identifier you need.

## Select the Chat Completions path

Leave **Use Responses API Specification** disabled for this baseline
setup so the model uses OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions. Enable that
option only when you have separately verified the selected model and
workflow against the Responses API.

## Verify the connection

Create a new chat or Agent, select the configured RunAPI model, and send
`Reply with the word connected.` A normal complete or streamed reply
confirms the active conversation can use RunAPI.

## Troubleshoot

* **The reply is empty or the request returns `404`:** confirm the Base
  URL includes `/v1` exactly once.
* **The model does not appear:** confirm the OpenAI provider is enabled,
  then add the exact identifier as a custom model.
* **Vision or Skill calling fails:** application capability switches do
  not change the selected model's actual capabilities; check the [Model
  Catalog](https://runapi.ai/models).
* **Chat Completions and Responses behave differently:** confirm **Use
  Responses API Specification** is disabled for this guide's baseline
  path.

For shared protocol behavior, use the [LLM API
Quickstart](https://runapi.ai/docs/guides/llm-api/quickstart.md). For request and response
fields, use the [Chat Completions API
Reference](https://runapi.ai/docs/api/openai/chat-completions.md).

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