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Connect To AI with API

Install The dotenv package

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  1. Run this command in the terminalnpm install dotenv --save to download the dotenv package
  2. Import the .env file -> import 'dotenv/config'

Import the OpenAI API

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  1. Install OpenAI by running this npm install openai
  2. We need the OpenAI library and our API key to make requests. The key is stored in a variable called process.env

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import OpenAI from "openai";
const apiKey = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY

Create the Client

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The client is how we talk to OpenAI.

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const client = new OpenAI({ apiKey });

Send a Request to OpenAI

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  • client.chat.completions.create(...) sends a message to the AI.
  • We use the gpt-3.5-turbo model for the basic text responses. (More models you can try: (OpenAI Models)[https://platform.openai.com/docs/models])
  • The input message goes inside messages.

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const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
    model: "gpt-3.5-turbo",
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: <Insert prompt here> }]
});