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":"[email protected]","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