# Overview: Consumption API The Consumption API provides OpenAI-compatible endpoints for consuming LLM inference on The Grid. It follows the standard chat completions API format, making it easy to integrate with existing applications. It also includes a beta Anthropic-compatible Messages API endpoint for Claude Code integrations via The Grid. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://thegrid.ai/docs/consumption-api/overview-consumption-api.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.