# How to setup openrouter API in cursor and use it

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-setup-openrouter-api-in-cursor-and-use-it/138668>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 23, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-setup-openrouter-api-in-cursor-and-use-it/138668 "2025-10-23T14:29:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![AJ007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@AJ007](https://forum.cursor.com/u/AJ007)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-setup-openrouter-api-in-cursor-and-use-it/138668/1 "2025-10-23T14:29:38Z")

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Hi, as we have the option for adding Antropic, Google, and OpenAI APIs, do we also have the option to use OpenRouterAPI? I have the api, but I’m unable to use it. Any guidance on this will be really helpful

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-setup-openrouter-api-in-cursor-and-use-it/138668/2 "2026-01-21T14:30:36Z")

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Closed on January 21, 2026, 2:30pm UTC

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