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Send Your First Request

Step-by-step guide to making your first API call

Code Examples

import openai

# Initialize client
client = openai.Client(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://api.example.com/v1"
)

# Send your first request
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, AI!"}
    ]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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