To use the OpenAI API in server-side JavaScript environments like Node.js, Deno, or Bun, you can use the official OpenAI SDK for TypeScript and JavaScript. Get started by installing the SDK using npm or your preferred package manager:

With the OpenAI SDK installed, create a file called example.mjs and copy the example code into it:

Execute the code with node example.mjs (or the equivalent command for Deno or Bun). In a few moments, you should see the output of your API request.

To use the OpenAI API in Python, you can use the official OpenAI SDK for Python. Get started by installing the SDK using pip:

With the OpenAI SDK installed, create a file called example.py and copy the example code into it:

Execute the code with python example.py. In a few moments, you should see the output of your API request.

In collaboration with Microsoft, OpenAI provides an officially supported API client for C#. You can install it with the .NET CLI from NuGet.

dotnet add package OpenAI

A simple API request to the Responses API would look like this:

OpenAI provides an API helper for the Java programming language, currently in beta. You can include the Maven dependency using the following configuration:

<dependency>
 <groupId>com.openai</groupId>
 <artifactId>openai-java</artifactId>
 <version>4.0.0</version>
</dependency>

A simple API request to Responses API would look like this:

To learn more about using the OpenAI API in Java, check out the GitHub repo linked below!

OpenAI provides an API helper for the Go programming language, currently in beta. You can import the library using the code below:

import (
 "github.com/openai/openai-go" // imported as openai
)

A simple API request to the Responses API would look like this:

To learn more about using the OpenAI API in Go, check out the GitHub repo linked below!

To use the OpenAI API in Ruby, you can use the official OpenAI SDK for Ruby. Get started by adding the gem to your application:

With the OpenAI SDK installed, create a file called example.rb and copy the example code into it:

Execute the code with ruby example.rb. In a few moments, you should see the output of your API request.

To call the OpenAI API directly from your terminal, install the generated openai command-line tool:

Then run a basic API request from your shell:

Use the CLI for repeatable terminal workflows such as extracting structured data from files, generating images, creating speech, and composing API calls with shell tools like jq.