SkillBoss

One API key, 50+ models across providers (Bedrock, OpenAI, Vertex, ElevenLabs, Replicate, Minimax, and more). Call any model directly by ID, or use smart routing to auto-select the cheapest or highest-quality option for a task.

Base URL: https://api.heybossai.com/v1

List Models

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/models \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\"}"

Filter by type:

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/models \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"types\":\"image\"}"

Types: chat, image, video, tts, stt, music, search, tools

Smart Mode (auto-select best model)

List available task types:

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/pilot \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"discover\":true}"

Run a task (auto-selects best model):

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/pilot \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"type\":\"image\",\"inputs\":{\"prompt\":\"A sunset over mountains\"}}"

Chat

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"bedrock/claude-4-5-sonnet\",\"inputs\":{\"messages\":[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"Explain quantum computing\"}]}}"

Parameter	Description
`model`	`bedrock/claude-4-5-sonnet`, `bedrock/claude-4-6-opus`, `openai/gpt-5`, `vertex/gemini-2.5-flash`, `deepseek/deepseek-chat`
`inputs.messages`	Array of `{role, content}` objects
`inputs.system`	Optional system prompt string
`inputs.temperature`	Optional, 0.0–1.0
`inputs.max_tokens`	Optional, max output tokens

Response: choices[0].message.content or content[0].text

Image Generation

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"mm/img\",\"inputs\":{\"prompt\":\"A sunset over mountains\"}}"

Save to file:

URL=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"mm/img\",\"inputs\":{\"prompt\":\"A sunset over mountains\"}}" \
  | grep -o '"image_url":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
curl -sL "$URL" -o sunset.png

Parameter	Description
`model`	`mm/img`, `replicate/black-forest-labs/flux-2-pro`, `replicate/black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro-ultra`, `vertex/gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview`, `vertex/gemini-3-pro-image-preview`
`inputs.prompt`	Text description of the image
`inputs.size`	Optional, e.g. `"1024*768"`
`inputs.aspect_ratio`	Optional, e.g. `"16:9"`

Response: image_url, data[0], or generated_images[0]

Video Generation

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"mm/t2v\",\"inputs\":{\"prompt\":\"A cat playing with yarn\"}}"

Image-to-video:

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"mm/i2v\",\"inputs\":{\"prompt\":\"Zoom in slowly\",\"image\":\"https://example.com/photo.jpg\"}}"

Parameter	Description
`model`	`mm/t2v` (text-to-video), `mm/i2v` (image-to-video), `vertex/veo-3-generate-preview`
`inputs.prompt`	Text description
`inputs.image`	Image URL (for i2v)
`inputs.duration`	Optional, seconds

Response: video_url

Text-to-Speech

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"minimax/speech-01-turbo\",\"inputs\":{\"text\":\"Hello world\",\"input\":\"Hello world\",\"voice\":\"alloy\"}}"

Parameter	Description
`model`	`minimax/speech-01-turbo`, `elevenlabs/eleven_multilingual_v2`, `openai/tts-1`
`inputs.text`	Text to speak
`inputs.voice`	Voice name (e.g. `alloy`, `nova`, `shimmer`)
`inputs.voice_id`	Voice ID (for ElevenLabs)

Response: audio_url or binary audio data

Speech-to-Text

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"openai/whisper-1\",\"inputs\":{\"audio_data\":\"BASE64_AUDIO\",\"filename\":\"recording.mp3\"}}"

Parameter	Description
`model`	`openai/whisper-1`
`inputs.audio_data`	Base64-encoded audio
`inputs.filename`	Original filename with extension

Response: text

Music Generation

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"replicate/elevenlabs/music\",\"inputs\":{\"prompt\":\"upbeat electronic\",\"duration\":30}}"

Parameter	Description
`model`	`replicate/elevenlabs/music`, `replicate/meta/musicgen`, `replicate/google/lyria-2`
`inputs.prompt`	Music description
`inputs.duration`	Duration in seconds

Response: audio_url

Background Removal

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"replicate/remove-bg\",\"inputs\":{\"image\":\"https://example.com/photo.jpg\"}}"

Parameter	Description
`model`	`replicate/remove-bg`, `replicate/background-remover`
`inputs.image`	Image URL

Response: image_url or data[0]

Document Processing

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"reducto/parse\",\"inputs\":{\"document_url\":\"https://example.com/file.pdf\"}}"

Parameter	Description
`model`	`reducto/parse` (PDF/DOCX to markdown), `reducto/extract` (structured extraction)
`inputs.document_url`	URL of the document
`inputs.instructions`	For extract: `{"schema": {...}}` JSON schema

Response: result (parsed content)

Web Search

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"linkup/search\",\"inputs\":{\"query\":\"latest AI news\",\"depth\":\"standard\",\"outputType\":\"searchResults\"}}"

Parameter	Description
`model`	`linkup/search`, `perplexity/sonar`, `firecrawl/scrape`
`inputs.query`	Search query
`inputs.depth`	`standard` or `deep`
`inputs.outputType`	`searchResults`, `sourcedAnswer`, `structured`

Email

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"email/send\",\"inputs\":{\"to\":\"user@example.com\",\"subject\":\"Hello\",\"html\":\"<p>Hi there</p>\"}}"

SMS Verification

Send OTP:

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"prelude/verify-send\",\"inputs\":{\"target\":{\"type\":\"phone_number\",\"value\":\"+1234567890\"}}}"

Verify OTP:

curl -s -X POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"api_key\":\"$SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\",\"model\":\"prelude/verify-check\",\"inputs\":{\"target\":{\"type\":\"phone_number\",\"value\":\"+1234567890\"},\"code\":\"123456\"}}"

Available Models (50+)

Category	Models	Details
Chat	25+ models — Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, HuggingFace	`chat-models.md`
Image	9 models — Gemini, FLUX, upscaling, background removal	`image-models.md`
Video	3 models — Veo, text-to-video, image-to-video	`video-models.md`
Audio	11 models — TTS, STT, music generation	`audio-models.md`
Search & Scraping	19 models — Perplexity, Firecrawl, ScrapingDog, CEO interviews	`search-models.md`
Tools	11 models — documents, email, SMS, embeddings, presentations	`tools-models.md`

Notes:

Get SKILLBOSS_API_KEY at https://www.skillboss.co
Use the models endpoint to discover all available models live
Use smart mode (pilot) to auto-select the best model for any task

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