content/providers/03-community-providers/22-langdb.mdx
LangDB is a high-performance enterprise AI gateway built in Rust, designed to govern, secure, and optimize AI traffic.
LangDB provides OpenAI-compatible APIs, enabling developers to connect with multiple LLMs by changing just two lines of code. With LangDB, you can:
The LangDB provider is available via the @langdb/vercel-provider module. You can install it with:
<Tabs items={['pnpm', 'npm', 'yarn', 'bun']}> <Tab> <Snippet text="pnpm add @langdb/vercel-provider" dark /> </Tab> <Tab> <Snippet text="npm install @langdb/vercel-provider" dark /> </Tab> <Tab> <Snippet text="yarn add @langdb/vercel-provider" dark /> </Tab>
<Tab> <Snippet text="bun add @langdb/vercel-provider" dark /> </Tab> </Tabs>To create a LangDB provider instance, use the createLangDB function:
import { createLangDB } from '@langdb/vercel-provider';
const langdb = createLangDB({
apiKey: process.env.LANGDB_API_KEY, // Required
projectId: 'your-project-id', // Required
threadId: uuidv4(), // Optional
runId: uuidv4(), // Optional
label: 'code-agent', // Optional
headers: { 'Custom-Header': 'value' }, // Optional
});
You can find your LangDB API key in the LangDB dashboard.
You can use LangDB with the generateText or streamText function:
generateTextimport { createLangDB } from '@langdb/vercel-provider';
import { generateText } from 'ai';
const langdb = createLangDB({
apiKey: process.env.LANGDB_API_KEY,
projectId: 'your-project-id',
});
export async function generateTextExample() {
const { text } = await generateText({
model: langdb('openai/gpt-4o-mini'),
prompt: 'Write a Python function that sorts a list:',
});
console.log(text);
}
import { createLangDB } from '@langdb/vercel-provider';
import { generateImage } from 'ai';
import fs from 'fs';
import path from 'path';
const langdb = createLangDB({
apiKey: process.env.LANGDB_API_KEY,
projectId: 'your-project-id',
});
export async function generateImageExample() {
const { images } = await generateImage({
model: langdb.image('openai/dall-e-3'),
prompt: 'A delighted resplendent quetzal mid-flight amidst raindrops',
});
const imagePath = path.join(__dirname, 'generated-image.png');
fs.writeFileSync(imagePath, images[0].uint8Array);
console.log(`Image saved to: ${imagePath}`);
}
import { createLangDB } from '@langdb/vercel-provider';
import { embed } from 'ai';
const langdb = createLangDB({
apiKey: process.env.LANGDB_API_KEY,
projectId: 'your-project-id',
});
export async function generateEmbeddings() {
const { embedding } = await embed({
model: langdb.embeddingModel('text-embedding-3-small'),
value: 'sunny day at the beach',
});
console.log('Embedding:', embedding);
}
LangDB supports over 250+ models, enabling seamless interaction with a wide range of AI capabilities.
Checkout the model list for more information.
For more information, visit the LangDB documentation.