OpenAI API

Embeddings - Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ for the new and improved embedding models

Written by Jay
Updated over a week ago

Guidance on improving latencies

How can I improve latencies around the text generation models?

Written by Shay Atwood
Updated over a week ago

How do text-davinci-002 and text-davinci-003 differ?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How do I format my fine-tuning data?

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

How do I start exploring the API?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

What are tokens and how to count them?

Written by Tabarak Khan
Updated over a week ago

Where do I find my Secret API Key?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Can I fine-tune on text-davinci-003?

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

How do davinci and text-davinci-003 differ?

How text-davinci-002 improves on the base davinci model

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How do I create a good prompt?

Getting Started with the OpenAI API: How to Create a Successful GPT-3 / Codex prompt

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Doing Math in the Playground

On the challenge of doing math - specifically algebra - using the OpenAI Playground with workarounds to consider

Written by Johanna Conrad
Updated over a week ago

Using logit bias to define token probability

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

Best practices for prompt engineering with OpenAI API

How to give clear and effective instructions to GPT-3 and Codex

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Written by Jessica Shieh
Updated over a week ago

How do I use Stop Sequences?

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

How to Use OpenAI API for Q&A and Chatbot Apps

Using the Embeddings and Completions endpoints to create a powerful question-answering application

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Controlling the length of Completions

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

Injecting Start and Restart Text in the Playground

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

Fine-tuning a Classifier to Improve Truthfulness

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

Why can't I reset my password?

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Why am I not receiving my phone verification code?

Troubleshooting tips for receiving verification code

Written by Jay
Updated over a week ago

How can I change my default organization?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Can I change my email address?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How do I switch my authentication method?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How do I change my account password?

Follow the steps below to reset your password

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How do I invite teammates to my account?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How can I contact support?

Learn how to get in touch with our support team

Written by Jay
Updated over a week ago

Why am I getting an error message stating that I've reached my usage limit?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Rate Limit Advice

I'm under the rate limit but I'm getting rate limit errors.

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Is API usage subject to any rate limits?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How can I solve 429: 'Too Many Requests' errors?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

What is the "model is still being loaded" error?

Why you may receive a 429 error when using a fine-tuned model for the first time in a while

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Why am I getting different completions on Playground vs. the API?

Troubleshooting discrepancies between completions

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Do the OpenAI API models have knowledge of current events?

A breakdown of different models and the date range they were trained on

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Why are Playground outputs misclassified as unsafe?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

What happened to ‘engines’?

Written by Luke Miller
Updated over a week ago

How do I get more tokens or increase my monthly usage limits?

What is my billing limit, and how can I update it?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

When can I expect to receive my OpenAI API invoice?

Understanding the OpenAI API billing cycle

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Are Playground tokens counted towards my token usage?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How do I check my token usage?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Are the Moderation endpoint and content filter free to use?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

What happens after I use my free tokens or the 3-months is up in the free trial?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Is there an SLA for latency guarantees on the various engines?

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

What's changed with engine names and best practices?

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Written by Maddie Simens
Updated over a week ago

DALL·E API FAQ

All you need to know about how to use the DALL·E API

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Getting Started with Codex

Codex FAQ

Written by Natalie
Updated over a week ago

Understanding Codex training data and outputs

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Written by Maddie Simens
Updated over a week ago

Best Practices for API Key Safety

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

How to Report Security Vulnerabilities to OpenAI

Our policy and guidelines for testing and disclosure

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Can I share my API key with my teammate/coworker?

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

I see suspicious activity on my account - what do I do?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Ready to go live with your application?

OpenAI's app review policy

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Can I use the API for a Hackathon?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

How to Incorporate a UserID

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

What types of research, academic or otherwise, does OpenAI have a preference for?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

Will OpenAI claim copyright over what outputs I generate with the API?

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

Why did OpenAI choose to release an API instead of open-sourcing the models?

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

How your data is used to improve model performance

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Written by Maddie Simens
Updated over a week ago

What are OpenAI's policies regarding sharing and publication of generated content?

Written by Raf
Updated over a week ago

What specifically will OpenAI do about misuse of the API, given what you’ve previously said about GPT-2?

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

Which countries and territories are supported by OpenAI?

Written by Asher Ryan
Updated over a week ago

Adding your API client to the Community Libraries page

Criteria and steps to ensure your library is ready

Written by David Schnurr
Updated this week

Search Transition Guide

How to transition off the Search endpoint

Written by Chris Hallacy
Updated over a week ago

Classifications Transition Guide

How to transition off the Classifications endpoint

Written by Chris Hallacy
Updated over a week ago

Answers Transition Guide

How to transition off the Answers endpoint

Written by Chris Hallacy
Updated over a week ago

API Error Code Guidance

See the causes and resolutions to the most commonly experienced error codes.

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Error Code 401 - Invalid Authentication

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Error Code 404 - Incorrect API key provided

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Error Code 404 - You must be a member of an organization to use the API

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Error Code 429 - Rate limit reached for requests

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Error Code 429 - You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details.

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Error Code 429 - The engine is currently overloaded. Please try again later.

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

APIError

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

Timeout

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

APIConnectionError

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

InvalidRequestError

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

AuthenticationError

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

PermissionError

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

RateLimitError

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

ServiceUnavailableError

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago

OpenAI Library Error Types Guidance

A quick guide to errors returned in our Python library.

Written by Joshua J.
Updated over a week ago