# How can I connect OpenAi's Api to Thunkable
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424
**Category:** Web API's
**Created:** [January 25, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424 "2023-01-25T10:46:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/1 "2023-01-25T10:46:03Z")
This way I can make a front end for an app idea I have I just need to connect to OpenAi first.
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### Author:  [@nathanburley21656](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nathanburley21656)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/2 "2023-01-25T15:10:36Z")
OpenAI’s GPT-3 is basically already connected. If you go into Blocks \> Advanced (right at the bottom)
there’s an OpenAI block there. You need to sign up for an OpenAI account and get your API key from the settings page on there. Take that API key and add it into your thunkable using an API key block:
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/3 "2023-01-25T22:11:19Z")
Cool, thanks I will try that.
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/4 "2023-01-25T22:17:09Z")
Will I need a pro account for that?
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### Author:  [@nathanburley21656](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nathanburley21656)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/5 "2023-01-25T22:52:50Z")
Nope 🙂
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/6 "2023-01-25T23:12:01Z")
Ok here is what I have so far,
Now what I would like to do is make it so that when I type something into the text box make it as if I am typing it into Open AI, I have already connected, my OpenAI API to Thunkable, now I just need to set it up in the blocks,
Many Thanks Levi
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### Author:  [@nathanburley21656](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nathanburley21656)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/7 "2023-01-25T23:13:18Z")
What does your blocks screen look like now?
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/8 "2023-01-25T23:46:33Z")
I think I got it to work but I would like the answer to be on screen 2 and have a button that goes to that which says the answer.
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### Author:  [@nathanburley21656](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nathanburley21656)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/9 "2023-01-25T23:48:37Z")
send your answer to an app variable and then make screen 2’s label text = the app variable?
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/10 "2023-01-25T23:49:04Z")
Ok thanks I will try that.
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/11 "2023-01-26T00:11:28Z")
What should I set the app variable to?
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/12 "2023-01-26T00:33:50Z")
@nathanburley21656 How should I get it to display the answer on the second screen and then after it displays it, automatically delete it so then the user can input another question?
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/14 "2023-01-27T22:41:46Z")
I really need help with this,
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### Author:  [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/15 "2023-01-27T22:48:25Z")
I would recommend watching the video [here](https://docs.thunkable.com/variables) about app variables to understand how variables work.
The basic idea is that you need to store a value (in this case, the green `response` block) in a variable and then use that variable on another screen to display the value.
If you get stuck, post a screenshot of your blocks or a link to your project and someone can help you.
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### Author:  [@manyone](https://community.thunkable.com/u/manyone)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/16 "2023-01-28T02:14:58Z")
you can also start reading this post by @matt_conroy,describing how to connect to openai:
> [@OpenAI ChatGPT Now Available in Thunkable with Our New Integration](https://community.thunkable.com/t/openai-chatgpt-now-available-in-thunkable-with-our-new-integration/2209360):
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> Hey Thunkers! We’ve just introduced a new integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT model. It’s very easy to use and add into your own apps! Take a look at our latest blog post below and let us know what you think! We’d love it if you could share some of the apps you create using ChatGPT. I’ve created a demo app [here](https://x.thunkable.com/projectPage/63b47ece8af02c021ac5e2c4) that you are welcome to remix and play around with. We also have a new set of [docs](https://docs.thunkable.com/openai-chatgpt-integration) on how to use Chat GPT.
read the thread from top to bottom, also read the link above for details.
i posted a working model based on this discussion here:
> [@OpenAI ChatGPT Now Available in Thunkable with Our New Integration](https://community.thunkable.com/t/openai-chatgpt-now-available-in-thunkable-with-our-new-integration/2209360/14):
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> it’s nice to know that we can connect to openAI via a thunkable block designed for that purpose. first i asked “Tell me, in a poem, why python rocks” and it came back with this: it seemed to have problems in handling newlines (\n) though, so i split the returned response by hand: Python’s great for all your coding needs It’s easy to learn and a great tool to please It’s open source, and it’s ever so flexible And it’s got a huge library to explore and collect Python’s great for …
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### Author:  [@nathanburley21656](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nathanburley21656)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/17 "2023-01-30T11:04:24Z")
How’re you getting on now?
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### Author:  [@leviocsmithk](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leviocsmithk)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/18 "2023-01-30T20:49:17Z")
I am still working it out, I will show you what i have go so for soon.
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### Author:  [@wearesleecidxp8](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wearesleecidxp8)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/19 "2023-04-06T16:38:10Z")
what to put on request setting, the property and value to integrate chat gpt?
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### Author:  [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/20 "2023-04-06T18:29:50Z")
Can you say more about this? Are you using certain blocks (post a screenshot)? What are you trying to do? Are you using the built-in AI block (as in [this post](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/2)) or trying to call the API?
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-connect-openais-api-to-thunkable/2240424/21 "2024-11-08T13:37:08Z")