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# OpenAI

Use the OpenAI node to automate work in OpenAI and integrate OpenAI with other applications. n8n has built-in support for a wide range of OpenAI features, including creating images and assistants, as well as chatting with models.

On this page, you'll find a list of operations the OpenAI node supports and links to more resources.

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**Feature availability**

The OpenAI node V2 is available from n8n 1.117.0. It supports the OpenAI Responses API, and removes support for the [to-be-deprecated Assistants API](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/migration).

From n8n 1.29.0, the OpenAI node replaces the OpenAI assistant node.
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**Credentials**

Refer to [OpenAI credentials](/integrations/builtin/credentials/openai.md) for guidance on setting up authentication.
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## Operations <a href="#operations" id="operations"></a>

* **Text**
  * [**Generate a Chat Completion**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/text-operations.md#generate-a-chat-completion)
  * [**Generate a Model Response**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/text-operations.md#generate-a-model-response)
  * [**Classify Text for Violations**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/text-operations.md#classify-text-for-violations)
* **Image**
  * [**Analyze Image**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/image-operations.md#analyze-image)
  * [**Generate an Image**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/image-operations.md#generate-an-image)
  * [**Edit an Image**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/image-operations.md#edit-an-image)
* **Audio**
  * [**Generate Audio**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/audio-operations.md#generate-audio)
  * [**Transcribe a Recording**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/audio-operations.md#transcribe-a-recording)
  * [**Translate a Recording**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/audio-operations.md#translate-a-recording)
* **File**
  * [**Delete a File**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/file-operations.md#delete-a-file)
  * [**List Files**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/file-operations.md#list-files)
  * [**Upload a File**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/file-operations.md#upload-a-file)
* **Video**
  * [**Generate a Video**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/video-operations.md#generate-video)
* **Conversation**
  * [**Create a Conversation**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/conversation-operations.md#create-a-conversation)
  * [**Get a Conversation**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/conversation-operations.md#get-a-conversation)
  * [**Update a Conversation**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/conversation-operations.md#update-a-conversation)
  * [**Remove a Conversation**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/conversation-operations.md#remove-a-conversation)

## Templates and examples <a href="#templates-and-examples" id="templates-and-examples"></a>

[Browse n8n-nodes-langchain.openai integration templates](https://n8n.io/integrations/openai) or [search all templates](https://n8n.io/workflows/)

## Related resources <a href="#related-resources" id="related-resources"></a>

Refer to [OpenAI's documentation](https://beta.openai.com/docs/introduction) for more information about the service.

Refer to [OpenAI's assistants documentation](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/how-it-works/objects) for more information about how assistants work.

For help dealing with rate limits, refer to [Handling rate limits](/integrations/builtin/handle-rate-limits.md).

## What to do if your operation isn't supported

If this node doesn't support the operation you want to do, you can use the [HTTP Request node](/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.httprequest.md) to call the service's API.

You can use the credential you created for this service in the HTTP Request node:

1. In the HTTP Request node, select **Authentication** > **Predefined Credential Type**.
2. Select the service you want to connect to.
3. Select your credential.

Refer to [Custom API operations](/integrations/builtin/custom-api-actions-for-existing-nodes.md) for more information.

## Using tools with OpenAI assistants <a href="#using-tools-with-openai-assistants" id="using-tools-with-openai-assistants"></a>

Some operations allow you to connect tools. [Tools](/build/integrate-ai/understand-ai-components/how-tools-work.md) act like addons that your AI can use to access extra context or resources.

Select the **Tools** connector to browse the available tools and add them.

Once you add a tool connection, the OpenAI node becomes a [root node](#user-content-fn-1)[^1], allowing it to form a [cluster node](#user-content-fn-2)[^2] with the tools sub-nodes[^3]. See [Node types](/integrations/builtin/node-types.md#cluster-nodes) for more information on cluster nodes and root nodes.

### Operations that support tool connectors <a href="#operations-that-support-tool-connectors" id="operations-that-support-tool-connectors"></a>

* **Text**
  * [**Generate a Chat Completion**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/text-operations.md#generate-a-chat-completion)
  * [**Generate a Model Response**](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/text-operations.md#generate-a-model-response)

## Common issues <a href="#common-issues" id="common-issues"></a>

For common questions or issues and suggested solutions, refer to [Common issues](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.openai/common-issues.md).

[^1]: Each n8n cluster node contains a single root nodes that defines the main functionality of the cluster. One or more sub nodes attach to the root node to extend its functionality.

[^2]: In n8n, cluster nodes are groups of nodes that work together to provide functionality in a workflow. They consist of a root node and one or more sub nodes that extend the node's functionality.

[^3]: n8n cluster nodes consist of one or more sub nodes connected to a root node. Sub nodes extend the functionality of the root node, providing access to specific services or resources or offering specific types of dedicated processing, like calculator functionality, for example.