Tiktokenizer

Tiktokenizer is a developer-focused AI tooling platform that lets you integrate OpenAI’s Chat API with zero-friction token usage tracking and real-time usage visualization. It is designed to simplify building AI-powered apps by handling token accounting, moderation checks, and billing-ready usage data in a single request flow. The service forwards requests and their bodies to OpenAI's Chat API, runs pre-request Moderations checks, and exposes handy code snippets and an built-in visualizer to monitor usage and billing per user.

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How it works

1. Your app sends a request to Tiktokenizer with the desired model, messages, and metadata (user email, appId, developerKey).
2. Tiktokenizer forwards the payload to OpenAI's Chat API after running Moderations API checks on the content.
3. The response from OpenAI is returned to your app, and usage metrics (tokens, cost estimates) are captured in real time.
4. The platform offers a built-in usage API to show token consumption to users and to support billing cycles.

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Getting started

• Use pre-built code snippets directly in your project to integrate quickly.
• See a live example request/response flow (provided in the tool’s docs) to understand the payload structure.
• Visualize usage and billing data with the in-app visualizer.

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How to use the API (example)

Example request
fetch ( "https://api.tiktokenizer.dev/openai" , {
 headers : { Authorization : "Bearer <DEVELOPERS_OPENAI_KEY>" },
 method : "POST",
 body : JSON . stringify ( {
 email : "<APP_USER_EMAIL>",
 appId : "<APP_ID>",
 developerKey : "<DEVELOPERS_API_KEY>",
 model : "gpt-3.5-turbo",
 messages : [ { role : "user" , content : "Hey ChatGPT, what's the capital of Portugal?" } ],
 } ) ,
} ) ;

Example response

{ "message" : "The capital of Portugal is Lisbon.", "usage" : { "totalTokens" : 25 }, "newUserCreated" : false }

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Core capabilities

• Real-time token usage tracking per request and per user
• Built-in Moderations API checks before sending requests to OpenAI
• Easy-to-use, copy-paste code snippets for rapid integration
• Visualizer for usages and billing data across ChatGPT and GPT-4 models
• Simple subscription and billing flow with token-based pricing insights

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Safety and best practices

• Ensure you have user consent for processing and billing visibility.
• Use Moderations checks to prevent unsafe or disallowed content from being sent to the OpenAI API.
• Treat usage data as PII where applicable and secure it in transit and at rest.

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Core Features

• Zero-friction AI app development: quick start with pre-built code snippets
• Real-time per-user token usage visualization and billing insights
• Pre-request Moderations API integration for safety checks
• Simple API integration with OpenAI’s Chat API
• Built-in visualizer for tracking usage, costs, and requests
• Secure handling of credentials and easy subscription refresh flow
• Detailed payload examples and ready-to-use code templates