Detail guideline on how to use DeepSeek AI on TypingMind.

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If you are setting up DeepSeek API via TypingMind.com and encounter the issue “Could not connect to the API. Please check your network connection and try again (code: 1)”, please consider enabling using TypingMind proxy and it should work:

Step 1: Sign up for DeepSeek AI

First, you will need to sign up for a DeepSeek AI account at https://platform.deepseek.com/sign_in

Step 2: Get DeepSeek API key

Go to https://platform.deepseek.com/api_keys

Create a new API key

Copy the generated API key

Step 3: Set up DeepSeek AI on TypingMind

Go to Manage Models

Add Custom Models

Updates the following information to set up DeepSeek:

Name: DeepSeek (or you can give it any name you want)
Endpoint: https://api.deepseek.com/v1/chat/completions
Model ID: deepseek-chat (deepseek-v3.2 without thinking) or deepseek-reasoner (deepseek-v3.2 with thinking mode)
Add Custom Headers:

Authorization: Bearer {{YOUR_API_KEY}} (enter the copied API key)

Click Test

Click Update model

Now, you can choose the model and interact with it!