Control Public & Private Routes

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Control which routes require authentication and which routes are publicly accessible.

Route Types

Route Type	Requires Auth	Description
public_routes	No	Routes accessible without any authentication
admin_only_routes	Yes (Admin only)	Routes only accessible by Proxy Admin
allowed_routes	Yes	Routes exposed on the proxy. If not set, all routes are exposed

Quick Start

Make Routes Public

Allow specific routes to be accessed without authentication:

general_settings:
  master_key: sk-1234
  public_routes: ["LiteLLMRoutes.public_routes", "/spend/calculate"]

Restrict Routes to Admin Only

Restrict certain routes to only be accessible by Proxy Admin:

general_settings:
  master_key: sk-1234
  admin_only_routes: ["/key/generate", "/key/delete"]

Limit Available Routes

Only expose specific routes on the proxy:

general_settings:
  master_key: sk-1234
  allowed_routes: ["/chat/completions", "/embeddings", "LiteLLMRoutes.public_routes"]

Usage Examples

Define Public, Admin Only, and Allowed Routes

general_settings:
  master_key: sk-1234
  public_routes: ["LiteLLMRoutes.public_routes", "/spend/calculate"]
  admin_only_routes: ["/key/generate"]
  allowed_routes: ["/chat/completions", "/spend/calculate", "LiteLLMRoutes.public_routes"]

LiteLLMRoutes.public_routes is an ENUM corresponding to the default public routes on LiteLLM. View the source.

Testing

Test public_routes

curl --request POST \
  --url 'http://localhost:4000/spend/calculate' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "model": "gpt-4",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hey, how'\''s it going?"}]
  }'

This endpoint works without an Authorization header.

Test admin_only_routes

Successful Request (Admin)

curl --location 'http://0.0.0.0:4000/key/generate' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <your-master-key>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{}'

Unsuccessful Request (Non-Admin)

curl --location 'http://0.0.0.0:4000/key/generate' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <virtual-key-from-non-admin>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"user_role": "internal_user"}'

Expected Response

{
  "error": {
    "message": "user not allowed to access this route. Route=/key/generate is an admin only route",
    "type": "auth_error",
    "param": "None",
    "code": "403"
  }
}

Test allowed_routes

Successful Request

curl http://localhost:4000/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
-d '{
"model": "fake-openai-endpoint",
"messages": [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude"}
]
}'

Unsuccessful Request (Route Not Allowed)

curl --location 'http://0.0.0.0:4000/embeddings' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
--data '{
"model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
"input": ["write a litellm poem"]
}'

Expected Response

{
  "error": {
    "message": "Route /embeddings not allowed",
    "type": "auth_error",
    "param": "None",
    "code": "403"
  }
}

Advanced: Wildcard Patterns

Use wildcard patterns to match multiple routes at once.

Syntax

Pattern	Description	Example
/path/*	Matches any route starting with /path/	/api/* matches /api/users, /api/users/123

Examples

Make All Routes Under a Path Public

general_settings:
  master_key: sk-1234
  public_routes:
    - "LiteLLMRoutes.public_routes"
    - "/api/v1/*"      # All routes under /api/v1/
    - "/health/*"       # All health check routes

Restrict Admin Routes with Wildcards

general_settings:
  master_key: sk-1234
  admin_only_routes:
    - "/admin/*"        # All admin routes
    - "/internal/*"     # All internal routes

Testing Wildcard Routes

Config:

general_settings:
  master_key: sk-1234
  public_routes:
    - "/public/*"

Test:

# This works without auth (matches /public/*)
curl http://localhost:4000/public/status

# This also works without auth (matches /public/*)
curl http://localhost:4000/public/health/detailed

# This requires auth (doesn't match /public/*)
curl http://localhost:4000/private/data