Skip to main content
Gagan Preet Singh avatar

Gagan Preet Singh has completed

Working with the OpenAI API

Start course For Free
3 hr
2,400 XP
Statement of Accomplishment Badge

Loved by learners at thousands of companies


Course Description

Discover How to Access AI Models from the OpenAI API

Over recent years, OpenAI has emerged as a market leader in creating AI models, such as GPT-4o, and releasing them to the wider community through applications like ChatGPT. These models can transform not only the way you work but also the products and services that businesses provide to customers.

To begin extracting business value from OpenAI's models, you'll need to learn to work with their Application Programming Interface, or API. Throughout the course, you'll learn to use Python code to send requests to use OpenAI's models.

Solve Real-World Problems Using AI Models

The AI models accessible through the OpenAI API have a wide range of potential applications. In this course, you'll use AI to generate and transform text content, perform sentiment analysis, and categorization.

Begin Developing AI Applications

As AI becomes more accessible to individuals and organizations, the bar for developing AI-driven product features and automations continues to fall. Right now, every organization has the capability to begin using AI to streamline business processes and develop more personalized customer experiences. The OpenAI API provides easy access for software engineers and developers to start integrating AI into new applications and systems.
For Business

Training 2 or more people?

Get your team access to the full DataCamp platform, including all the features.
DataCamp for BusinessFor a bespoke solution book a demo.
  1. 1

    Introduction to the OpenAI API

    Free

    Harness the power of AI from OpenAI's models by creating requests to their API with just a few lines of code. Discover the wide range of capabilities available via the OpenAI API.

    Play Chapter Now
    What is the OpenAI API?
    50 xp
    Applications built on the OpenAI API
    50 xp
    Your first OpenAI API request!
    100 xp
    Making requests to the OpenAI API
    50 xp
    Building an OpenAI API request
    100 xp
    Specifying an OpenAI model
    100 xp
    Digging into the response
    100 xp
  2. 2

    Prompting OpenAI Models

    OpenAI's GPT series of language models have created headlines the world over. In this chapter, you'll generate and refine text, classify content with AI, analyze sentiment, and explore shot prompting to optimize response outputs.

    Play Chapter Now
  3. 3

    Building Conversations with the OpenAI API

    Time to create your very own AI-powered chatbot! You'll learn how to write effective system messages, provide examples in the form of user and assistant messages, and integrate a message history to retain context between prompts.

    Play Chapter Now
For Business

Training 2 or more people?

Get your team access to the full DataCamp platform, including all the features.

datasets

Course Glossary: Working with the OpenAI API

collaborators

Collaborator's avatar
Amy Peterson
Collaborator's avatar
Stan Konkin

prerequisites

Intermediate Python
James Chapman HeadshotJames Chapman

AI Curriculum Manager, DataCamp

James is a Curriculum Manager at DataCamp, where he collaborates with experts from industry and academia to create courses on AI, data science, and analytics. He has led nine DataCamp courses on diverse topics in Python, R, AI developer tooling, and Google Sheets. He has a Master's degree in Physics and Astronomy from Durham University, where he specialized in high-redshift quasar detection. In his spare time, he enjoys restoring retro toys and electronics.

Follow James on LinkedIn
See More
Eduardo Oliveira HeadshotEduardo Oliveira

Chief Technology Officer, DataCamp

DataCamp Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Learning Platform. In my role, I manage the teams focused on building the technology as well as the curriculum that powers DataCamp learners' experience.
See More

Join over 17 million learners and start Working with the OpenAI API today!

Create Your Free Account

or

By continuing, you accept our Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and that your data is stored in the USA.