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A simple example for Assistant API by OpenAI using NodeJS

Primary LanguageJavaScript

About

This is a simple code example on how to work with assistant API by OpenAI.

Read this blog post for the full picture: Beginner tutorial on creating Assistant API by OpenAI

Set up

  1. Add your OpenAI API key Copy the env-template to .env
    Add your openAI API key

  2. Get assistant id You can create a new assistant via GUI (platform.openai.com) or programmaticaly and get the id
    Add the ID to the .env file as well.

How to run

Install packages

npm install

Run server

node server.js

Test at postman

  • Open postman or other HTTP client
  • Hit http://localhost:3000/thread with GET method
  • Copy the threadId
  • Hit http://localhost:3000/message with POST method Attach this as Body > raw > json
{
    "message": "your message",
    "threadId": "your_thread_id"
}

You can play with your assistant, by sending multiple messages to the same thread id.