Generative AI for Web Development: Building Web Applications Powered by OpenAI APIs and Next.js

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T. Auger, E. SaroyanGenerative AI for Web Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0885-2_6

6. Overview of the OpenAI APIs

Tom Auger¹   and Emma Saroyan²

(1)

Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK

(2)

Yerevan, Armenia

 

6.1 Introduction

So far, we have explored two of OpenAI’s flagship AI tools: ChatGPT and DALL-E. Both of these tools can be accessed via a web interface that resembles a chat application. But what if we want to integrate chat and image generation in our own web applications? Fortunately, OpenAI offers this capability through an Application Programming Interface (API). In this chapter, we will introduce the OpenAI APIs, explain how they work, and how to set ...