Connect SillyTavern to Fikra API

Point SillyTavern at the OpenAI-compatible Fikra endpoint.

Problem

What this solves.

SillyTavern uses an OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint. Fikra provides one base URL and a model ID.

Steps

Do this in order.

  1. Open SillyTavern and go to the API connection settings.
  2. Select the OpenAI-compatible chat completion option.
  3. Set the Base URL to https://api.fikraapi.co.ke/v1.
  4. Paste a Fikra API key.
  5. Use a model ID from /models. The free DeepSeek route is $0 until 2026-11-22.
  6. Send a test message.
Quickstart

Copy the snippet.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.fikraapi.co.ke/v1", api_key="fk_...")

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek-v4-1-flash-economy-free",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Base URL: https://api.fikraapi.co.ke/v1. Default model: deepseek-v4-1-flash-economy-free.

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Troubleshooting

Common errors.

  • 401: the key is missing or inactive.
  • 404: the model ID is not in the live catalog. Check /models.
  • Connection error: confirm the base URL includes /v1.

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