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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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**Previous node versions**

The OpenAI node replaces the OpenAI assistant node from version 1.29.0 on. n8n version 1.117.0 introduces V2 of the OpenAI node that supports the OpenAI Responses API and removes support for the [to-be-deprecated Assistants API](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/migration).
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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).

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.


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