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Stop Hardcoding Model IDs: Use models.dev and /v1/models Instead

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer advocates using public catalogs like models.dev and account-specific GET /v1/models endpoints to avoid hardcoding model IDs. The approach resolves mismatches between blog examples, provider keys, and actual account catalogs. It streamlines configuration for multi-model API gateways like DaoXE.

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Practical advice for developers, but the solution is specific to gateways that register on models.dev, limiting general applicability.
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I stopped hardcoding model IDs. models.dev + /v1/models changed the workflow →
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