ChatGPT API Setup

Integrate OpenAI ChatGPT API into your project. Getting API keys and sending your first request.

Intermediate20 min

Setup Steps

1. Create an account at https://platform.openai.com

2. Generate a new API key from the API Keys page

3. Install the openai package for Python:

pip install openai

4. Set your API key as an environment variable:

export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

5. Send your first API request:

python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

6. For Node.js:

npm install openai

7. JavaScript example:

javascript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
const openai = new OpenAI();
const completion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
    model: "gpt-4o",
    messages: [{role: "user", content: "Hello!"}]
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

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