How to Build an AI App with OpenAI

Integrate OpenAI's GPT models into your application for intelligent features

Intermediate
3-6 hours

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following ready.

OpenAI API key
Application to integrate
Use case defined

What You Will Build

An AI-powered feature with prompt engineering, streaming, and error handling

Key Features

GPT integration
Prompt engineering
Streaming responses
Function calling
Token management

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Follow these steps to build your with .

1

Get API access

Create OpenAI account and get API key

2

Design your prompts

Craft effective prompts for your use case

3

Integrate the API

Add OpenAI SDK to your application

4

Handle responses

Parse and display AI outputs

5

Add streaming

Implement streaming for better UX

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Ineffective prompts
No error handling
Ignoring rate limits

Next Steps

Once you have completed this tutorial, consider these enhancements.

Add conversation memory
Implement RAG
Fine-tune prompts

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