Image generation with xAI
Configure an image generation route with the xAI Grok 2 Image Gen model.
See Set up AI Proxy for image generation with Grok for a full how-to guide with this example.
Prerequisites
- xAI account
Environment variables
-
XAI_API_KEY: The API key to use to connect to xAI.
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: ai-proxy
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env "DECK_XAI_API_KEY" }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make the following request:
curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/plugins/ \
--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
region: Geographic region where your Kong Konnect is hosted and operates. -
KONNECT_TOKEN: Your Personal Access Token (PAT) associated with your Konnect account. -
controlPlaneId: Theidof the control plane.
See the Konnect API reference to learn about region-specific URLs and personal access tokens.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongClusterPlugin
metadata:
name: ai-proxy
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
konghq.com/tags: ''
labels:
global: 'true'
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env 'DECK_XAI_API_KEY' }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
plugin: ai-proxy
" | kubectl apply -f -
Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_ai_proxy" "my_ai_proxy" {
enabled = true
config = {
route_type = "image/v1/images/generations"
genai_category = "image/generation"
auth = {
header_name = "Authorization"
header_value = "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
}
model = {
provider = "xai"
name = "grok-2-image"
}
}
tags = []
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
}
This example requires the following variables to be added to your manifest. You can specify values at runtime by setting TF_VAR_name=value.
variable "xai_api_key" {
type = string
}
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: ai-proxy
service: serviceName|Id
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env "DECK_XAI_API_KEY" }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
serviceName|Id: Theidornameof the service the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/services/{serviceName|Id}/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
serviceName|Id: Theidornameof the service the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/services/{serviceId}/plugins/ \
--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
region: Geographic region where your Kong Konnect is hosted and operates. -
KONNECT_TOKEN: Your Personal Access Token (PAT) associated with your Konnect account. -
controlPlaneId: Theidof the control plane. -
serviceId: Theidof the service the plugin configuration will target.
See the Konnect API reference to learn about region-specific URLs and personal access tokens.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
name: ai-proxy
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
konghq.com/tags: ''
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env 'DECK_XAI_API_KEY' }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
plugin: ai-proxy
" | kubectl apply -f -
Next, apply the KongPlugin resource by annotating the service resource:
kubectl annotate -n kong service SERVICE_NAME konghq.com/plugins=ai-proxy
Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_ai_proxy" "my_ai_proxy" {
enabled = true
config = {
route_type = "image/v1/images/generations"
genai_category = "image/generation"
auth = {
header_name = "Authorization"
header_value = "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
}
model = {
provider = "xai"
name = "grok-2-image"
}
}
tags = []
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
service = {
id = konnect_gateway_service.my_service.id
}
}
This example requires the following variables to be added to your manifest. You can specify values at runtime by setting TF_VAR_name=value.
variable "xai_api_key" {
type = string
}
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: ai-proxy
route: routeName|Id
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env "DECK_XAI_API_KEY" }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
routeName|Id: Theidornameof the route the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/routes/{routeName|Id}/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
routeName|Id: Theidornameof the route the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/routes/{routeId}/plugins/ \
--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
region: Geographic region where your Kong Konnect is hosted and operates. -
KONNECT_TOKEN: Your Personal Access Token (PAT) associated with your Konnect account. -
controlPlaneId: Theidof the control plane. -
routeId: Theidof the route the plugin configuration will target.
See the Konnect API reference to learn about region-specific URLs and personal access tokens.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
name: ai-proxy
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
konghq.com/tags: ''
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env 'DECK_XAI_API_KEY' }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
plugin: ai-proxy
" | kubectl apply -f -
Next, apply the KongPlugin resource by annotating the httproute or ingress resource:
kubectl annotate -n kong httproute konghq.com/plugins=ai-proxy
kubectl annotate -n kong ingress konghq.com/plugins=ai-proxy
Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_ai_proxy" "my_ai_proxy" {
enabled = true
config = {
route_type = "image/v1/images/generations"
genai_category = "image/generation"
auth = {
header_name = "Authorization"
header_value = "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
}
model = {
provider = "xai"
name = "grok-2-image"
}
}
tags = []
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
route = {
id = konnect_gateway_route.my_route.id
}
}
This example requires the following variables to be added to your manifest. You can specify values at runtime by setting TF_VAR_name=value.
variable "xai_api_key" {
type = string
}
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: ai-proxy
consumer: consumerName|Id
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env "DECK_XAI_API_KEY" }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
consumerName|Id: Theidornameof the consumer the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/consumers/{consumerName|Id}/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
consumerName|Id: Theidornameof the consumer the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/consumers/{consumerId}/plugins/ \
--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
region: Geographic region where your Kong Konnect is hosted and operates. -
KONNECT_TOKEN: Your Personal Access Token (PAT) associated with your Konnect account. -
controlPlaneId: Theidof the control plane. -
consumerId: Theidof the consumer the plugin configuration will target.
See the Konnect API reference to learn about region-specific URLs and personal access tokens.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
name: ai-proxy
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
konghq.com/tags: ''
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env 'DECK_XAI_API_KEY' }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
plugin: ai-proxy
" | kubectl apply -f -
Next, apply the KongPlugin resource by annotating the KongConsumer resource:
kubectl annotate -n kong kongconsumer CONSUMER_NAME konghq.com/plugins=ai-proxy
Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_ai_proxy" "my_ai_proxy" {
enabled = true
config = {
route_type = "image/v1/images/generations"
genai_category = "image/generation"
auth = {
header_name = "Authorization"
header_value = "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
}
model = {
provider = "xai"
name = "grok-2-image"
}
}
tags = []
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
consumer = {
id = konnect_gateway_consumer.my_consumer.id
}
}
This example requires the following variables to be added to your manifest. You can specify values at runtime by setting TF_VAR_name=value.
variable "xai_api_key" {
type = string
}
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: ai-proxy
consumer_group: consumerGroupName|Id
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env "DECK_XAI_API_KEY" }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
consumerGroupName|Id: Theidornameof the consumer group the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/consumer_groups/{consumerGroupName|Id}/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
consumerGroupName|Id: Theidornameof the consumer group the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/consumer_groups/{consumerGroupId}/plugins/ \
--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-proxy",
"config": {
"route_type": "image/v1/images/generations",
"genai_category": "image/generation",
"auth": {
"header_name": "Authorization",
"header_value": "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
},
"model": {
"provider": "xai",
"name": "grok-2-image"
}
},
"tags": []
}
'
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
region: Geographic region where your Kong Konnect is hosted and operates. -
KONNECT_TOKEN: Your Personal Access Token (PAT) associated with your Konnect account. -
controlPlaneId: Theidof the control plane. -
consumerGroupId: Theidof the consumer group the plugin configuration will target.
See the Konnect API reference to learn about region-specific URLs and personal access tokens.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
name: ai-proxy
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
konghq.com/tags: ''
config:
route_type: image/v1/images/generations
genai_category: image/generation
auth:
header_name: Authorization
header_value: Bearer ${{ env 'DECK_XAI_API_KEY' }}
model:
provider: xai
name: grok-2-image
plugin: ai-proxy
" | kubectl apply -f -
Next, apply the KongPlugin resource by annotating the KongConsumerGroup resource:
kubectl annotate -n kong kongconsumergroup CONSUMERGROUP_NAME konghq.com/plugins=ai-proxy
Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_ai_proxy" "my_ai_proxy" {
enabled = true
config = {
route_type = "image/v1/images/generations"
genai_category = "image/generation"
auth = {
header_name = "Authorization"
header_value = "Bearer ${{ env \"DECK_XAI_API_KEY\" }}"
}
model = {
provider = "xai"
name = "grok-2-image"
}
}
tags = []
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
consumer_group = {
id = konnect_gateway_consumer_group.my_consumer_group.id
}
}
This example requires the following variables to be added to your manifest. You can specify values at runtime by setting TF_VAR_name=value.
variable "xai_api_key" {
type = string
}