AI Gateway Python
Build production-ready AI API gateways with Python, FastAPI, and modern asynchronous patterns. Complete guide covering everything from setup to deployment.
FastAPI
Modern, fast web framework for building APIs with automatic OpenAPI documentation.
- Automatic API documentation
- Type hints & validation
- Async request handling
- Dependency injection
Django REST
Batteries-included framework with built-in admin, authentication, and ORM.
- Built-in admin interface
- Comprehensive ORM
- Authentication system
- Mature ecosystem
Flask + Extensions
Minimalist framework with flexible extension system for custom AI gateway needs.
- Lightweight & flexible
- Extensive extensions
- Easy to customize
- Simple deployment
Implementation Steps
Project Setup
Create virtual environment, install dependencies, and setup project structure.
API Gateway Core
Implement main gateway logic: request routing, authentication, rate limiting.
AI Provider Integration
Add support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI, and other providers.
Middleware & Caching
Implement request/response middleware, caching strategies, and logging.
Testing & Deployment
Write tests, configure production settings, and deploy to your platform of choice.
Code Examples
from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
from pydantic import BaseModel
import httpx
from typing import List, Optional
import asyncio
# Pydantic models for request/response validation
class ChatMessage(BaseModel):
role: str
content: str
class ChatRequest(BaseModel):
messages: List[ChatMessage]
model: str = "gpt-4"
temperature: float = 0.7
class ChatResponse(BaseModel):
content: str
model: str
tokens_used: int
app = FastAPI(title="AI API Gateway")
# Dependency for rate limiting
async def rate_limiter(api_key: str):
# Implement rate limiting logic
pass
# AI Gateway endpoint
@app.post("/v1/chat/completions")
async def chat_completion(
request: ChatRequest,
api_key: str = Depends(rate_limiter)
) -> ChatResponse:
# Route to appropriate AI provider
if "gpt" in request.model:
return await handle_openai_request(request)
elif "claude" in request.model:
return await handle_anthropic_request(request)
raise HTTPException(400, "Unsupported model")
async def handle_openai_request(request: ChatRequest) -> ChatResponse:
# Async HTTP client for OpenAI API
async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
response = await client.post(
"https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions",
json=request.dict(),
headers={
"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')}"
}
)
if response.status_code == 200:
data = response.json()
return ChatResponse(
content=data["choices"][0]["message"]["content"],
model=request.model,
tokens_used=data["usage"]["total_tokens"]
)
raise HTTPException(response.status_code, response.text)
Essential Packages
FastAPI
Modern web framework
Uvicorn
ASGI server implementation
Pydantic
Data validation & settings
HTTPX
Async HTTP client
Redis
Caching & rate limiting
Celery
Background task queue
Docker
Containerization
K8s
Kubernetes deployment
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