OpenAI API

Retrieves a run.

get
https://api.openai.com/v1/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}

Path Parameters

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread that was run.

run_idstringrequired

The ID of the run to retrieve.

Response

200 application/json

OK

A run on a thread

Represents an execution run on a thread.

idstringrequired

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

objectstringrequired

The object type, which is always thread.run.

Allowed values:thread.run

created_atintegerrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was created.

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread that was executed on as a part of this run.

assistant_idstringrequired

The ID of the assistant used for execution of this run.

statusstringrequired

The status of the run, which can be either queued, in_progress, requires_action, cancelling, cancelled, failed, completed, incomplete, or expired.

Allowed values:queuedin_progressrequires_actioncancellingcancelledfailedcompletedincompleteexpired

required_actionobject | nullrequired

Details on the action required to continue the run. Will be null if no action is required.

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last_errorobject | nullrequired

The last error associated with this run. Will be null if there are no errors.

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expires_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run will expire.

started_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was started.

cancelled_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was cancelled.

failed_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run failed.

completed_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was completed.

incomplete_detailsobject | nullrequired

Details on why the run is incomplete. Will be null if the run is not incomplete.

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modelstringrequired

The model that the assistant used for this run.

instructionsstringrequired

The instructions that the assistant used for this run.

toolsOne Of
arrayrequired

The list of tools that the assistant used for this run.

Default:[]

<= 20 items

Code interpreter toolobject
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metadataobject | nullrequired

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be
useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured
format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings
with a maximum length of 512 characters.

usageobject | nullrequired

Usage statistics related to the run. This value will be null if the run is not in a terminal state (i.e. in_progress, queued, etc.).

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temperaturenumber | null

The sampling temperature used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1.

top_pnumber | null

The nucleus sampling value used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1.

max_prompt_tokensinteger | nullrequired

The maximum number of prompt tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run.

>= 256

max_completion_tokensinteger | nullrequired

The maximum number of completion tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run.

>= 256

truncation_strategyobjectrequired

Controls for how a thread will be truncated prior to the run. Use this to control the intial context window of the run.

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tool_choiceOne Of
required
AssistantsApiToolChoiceOptionstring

none means the model will not call any tools and instead generates a message. auto means the model can pick between generating a message or calling one or more tools. required means the model must call one or more tools before responding to the user.

Allowed values:noneautorequired

parallel_tool_callsbooleanrequired

Whether to enable parallel function calling during tool use.

Default:true

response_formatOne Of
required
AssistantsApiResponseFormatOptionstring

auto is the default value

Allowed values:auto

get/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}
 
200 application/json

Modifies a run.

post
https://api.openai.com/v1/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}

Path Parameters

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread that was run.

run_idstringrequired

The ID of the run to modify.

Body

application/json

ModifyRunRequest

* Additional properties are NOT allowed.
metadataobject | null

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be
useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured
format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings
with a maximum length of 512 characters.

Response

200 application/json

OK

A run on a thread

Represents an execution run on a thread.

idstringrequired

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

objectstringrequired

The object type, which is always thread.run.

Allowed values:thread.run

created_atintegerrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was created.

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread that was executed on as a part of this run.

assistant_idstringrequired

The ID of the assistant used for execution of this run.

statusstringrequired

The status of the run, which can be either queued, in_progress, requires_action, cancelling, cancelled, failed, completed, incomplete, or expired.

Allowed values:queuedin_progressrequires_actioncancellingcancelledfailedcompletedincompleteexpired

required_actionobject | nullrequired

Details on the action required to continue the run. Will be null if no action is required.

Show Child Parameters
last_errorobject | nullrequired

The last error associated with this run. Will be null if there are no errors.

Show Child Parameters
expires_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run will expire.

started_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was started.

cancelled_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was cancelled.

failed_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run failed.

completed_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was completed.

incomplete_detailsobject | nullrequired

Details on why the run is incomplete. Will be null if the run is not incomplete.

Show Child Parameters
modelstringrequired

The model that the assistant used for this run.

instructionsstringrequired

The instructions that the assistant used for this run.

toolsOne Of
arrayrequired

The list of tools that the assistant used for this run.

Default:[]

<= 20 items

Code interpreter toolobject
Show Child Parameters
metadataobject | nullrequired

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be
useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured
format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings
with a maximum length of 512 characters.

usageobject | nullrequired

Usage statistics related to the run. This value will be null if the run is not in a terminal state (i.e. in_progress, queued, etc.).

Show Child Parameters
temperaturenumber | null

The sampling temperature used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1.

top_pnumber | null

The nucleus sampling value used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1.

max_prompt_tokensinteger | nullrequired

The maximum number of prompt tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run.

>= 256

max_completion_tokensinteger | nullrequired

The maximum number of completion tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run.

>= 256

truncation_strategyobjectrequired

Controls for how a thread will be truncated prior to the run. Use this to control the intial context window of the run.

Show Child Parameters
tool_choiceOne Of
required
AssistantsApiToolChoiceOptionstring

none means the model will not call any tools and instead generates a message. auto means the model can pick between generating a message or calling one or more tools. required means the model must call one or more tools before responding to the user.

Allowed values:noneautorequired

parallel_tool_callsbooleanrequired

Whether to enable parallel function calling during tool use.

Default:true

response_formatOne Of
required
AssistantsApiResponseFormatOptionstring

auto is the default value

Allowed values:auto

post/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}

Body

{}
 
200 application/json

Cancels a run that is `in_progress`.

post
https://api.openai.com/v1/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}/cancel

Path Parameters

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread to which this run belongs.

run_idstringrequired

The ID of the run to cancel.

Response

200 application/json

OK

A run on a thread

Represents an execution run on a thread.

idstringrequired

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

objectstringrequired

The object type, which is always thread.run.

Allowed values:thread.run

created_atintegerrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was created.

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread that was executed on as a part of this run.

assistant_idstringrequired

The ID of the assistant used for execution of this run.

statusstringrequired

The status of the run, which can be either queued, in_progress, requires_action, cancelling, cancelled, failed, completed, incomplete, or expired.

Allowed values:queuedin_progressrequires_actioncancellingcancelledfailedcompletedincompleteexpired

required_actionobject | nullrequired

Details on the action required to continue the run. Will be null if no action is required.

Show Child Parameters
last_errorobject | nullrequired

The last error associated with this run. Will be null if there are no errors.

Show Child Parameters
expires_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run will expire.

started_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was started.

cancelled_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was cancelled.

failed_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run failed.

completed_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was completed.

incomplete_detailsobject | nullrequired

Details on why the run is incomplete. Will be null if the run is not incomplete.

Show Child Parameters
modelstringrequired

The model that the assistant used for this run.

instructionsstringrequired

The instructions that the assistant used for this run.

toolsOne Of
arrayrequired

The list of tools that the assistant used for this run.

Default:[]

<= 20 items

Code interpreter toolobject
Show Child Parameters
metadataobject | nullrequired

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be
useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured
format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings
with a maximum length of 512 characters.

usageobject | nullrequired

Usage statistics related to the run. This value will be null if the run is not in a terminal state (i.e. in_progress, queued, etc.).

Show Child Parameters
temperaturenumber | null

The sampling temperature used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1.

top_pnumber | null

The nucleus sampling value used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1.

max_prompt_tokensinteger | nullrequired

The maximum number of prompt tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run.

>= 256

max_completion_tokensinteger | nullrequired

The maximum number of completion tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run.

>= 256

truncation_strategyobjectrequired

Controls for how a thread will be truncated prior to the run. Use this to control the intial context window of the run.

Show Child Parameters
tool_choiceOne Of
required
AssistantsApiToolChoiceOptionstring

none means the model will not call any tools and instead generates a message. auto means the model can pick between generating a message or calling one or more tools. required means the model must call one or more tools before responding to the user.

Allowed values:noneautorequired

parallel_tool_callsbooleanrequired

Whether to enable parallel function calling during tool use.

Default:true

response_formatOne Of
required
AssistantsApiResponseFormatOptionstring

auto is the default value

Allowed values:auto

post/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}/cancel
 
200 application/json

Returns a list of run steps belonging to a run.

get
https://api.openai.com/v1/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}/steps

Query Parameters

limitinteger

A limit on the number of objects to be returned. Limit can range between 1 and 100, and the default is 20.

Default:20

orderstring

Sort order by the created_at timestamp of the objects. asc for ascending order and desc for descending order.

Allowed values:ascdesc

Default:desc

afterstring

A cursor for use in pagination. after is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, ending with obj_foo, your subsequent call can include after=obj_foo in order to fetch the next page of the list.

beforestring

A cursor for use in pagination. before is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, starting with obj_foo, your subsequent call can include before=obj_foo in order to fetch the previous page of the list.

include[]array[string]

A list of additional fields to include in the response. Currently the only supported value is step_details.tool_calls[*].file_search.results[*].content to fetch the file search result content.

See the file search tool documentation for more information.

Allowed values:step_details.tool_calls[*].file_search.results[*].content

Path Parameters

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread the run and run steps belong to.

run_idstringrequired

The ID of the run the run steps belong to.

Response

200 application/json

OK

ListRunStepsResponse

objectstringrequired

Example:list

dataarray[object]required

Represents a step in execution of a run.

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first_idstringrequired

Example:step_abc123

last_idstringrequired

Example:step_abc456

has_morebooleanrequired

Example:false

get/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}/steps
 
200 application/json

Retrieves a run step.

get
https://api.openai.com/v1/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}/steps/{step_id}

Query Parameters

include[]array[string]

A list of additional fields to include in the response. Currently the only supported value is step_details.tool_calls[*].file_search.results[*].content to fetch the file search result content.

See the file search tool documentation for more information.

Allowed values:step_details.tool_calls[*].file_search.results[*].content

Path Parameters

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread to which the run and run step belongs.

run_idstringrequired

The ID of the run to which the run step belongs.

step_idstringrequired

The ID of the run step to retrieve.

Response

200 application/json

OK

Run steps

Represents a step in execution of a run.

idstringrequired

The identifier of the run step, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

objectstringrequired

The object type, which is always thread.run.step.

Allowed values:thread.run.step

created_atintegerrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run step was created.

assistant_idstringrequired

The ID of the assistant associated with the run step.

thread_idstringrequired

The ID of the thread that was run.

run_idstringrequired

The ID of the run that this run step is a part of.

typestringrequired

The type of run step, which can be either message_creation or tool_calls.

Allowed values:message_creationtool_calls

statusstringrequired

The status of the run step, which can be either in_progress, cancelled, failed, completed, or expired.

Allowed values:in_progresscancelledfailedcompletedexpired

step_detailsOne Of
objectrequired

The details of the run step.

Message creationobject

Details of the message creation by the run step.

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last_errorobject | nullrequired

The last error associated with this run step. Will be null if there are no errors.

Show Child Parameters
expired_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run step expired. A step is considered expired if the parent run is expired.

cancelled_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run step was cancelled.

failed_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run step failed.

completed_atinteger | nullrequired

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run step completed.

metadataobject | nullrequired

Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be
useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured
format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings
with a maximum length of 512 characters.

usageobject | nullrequired

Usage statistics related to the run step. This value will be null while the run step’s status is in_progress.

Show Child Parameters
get/threads/{thread_id}/runs/{run_id}/steps/{step_id}
 
200 application/json