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Assistants

List assistants
Deprecated
beta.assistants.list(AssistantListParams**kwargs) -> SyncCursorPage[Assistant]
GET/assistants
Create assistant
Deprecated
beta.assistants.create(AssistantCreateParams**kwargs) -> Assistant
POST/assistants
Retrieve assistant
Deprecated
beta.assistants.retrieve(strassistant_id) -> Assistant
GET/assistants/{assistant_id}
Modify assistant
Deprecated
beta.assistants.update(strassistant_id, AssistantUpdateParams**kwargs) -> Assistant
POST/assistants/{assistant_id}
Delete assistant
Deprecated
beta.assistants.delete(strassistant_id) -> AssistantDeleted
DELETE/assistants/{assistant_id}
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class Assistant:

Represents an assistant that can call the model and use tools.

id: str

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

created_at: int

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

description: Optional[str]

The description of the assistant. The maximum length is 512 characters.

maxLength512
instructions: Optional[str]

The system instructions that the assistant uses. The maximum length is 256,000 characters.

maxLength256000
metadata: Optional[Metadata]

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.

model: str

ID of the model to use. You can use the List models API to see all of your available models, or see our Model overview for descriptions of them.

name: Optional[str]

The name of the assistant. The maximum length is 256 characters.

maxLength256
object: Literal["assistant"]

The object type, which is always assistant.

tools: List[AssistantTool]

A list of tool enabled on the assistant. There can be a maximum of 128 tools per assistant. Tools can be of types code_interpreter, file_search, or function.

Accepts one of the following:
class CodeInterpreterTool:
type: Literal["code_interpreter"]

The type of tool being defined: code_interpreter

class FileSearchTool:
type: Literal["file_search"]

The type of tool being defined: file_search

Accepts one of the following:
class FunctionTool:
type: Literal["function"]

The type of tool being defined: function

response_format: Optional[AssistantResponseFormatOption]

Specifies the format that the model must output. Compatible with GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, and all GPT-3.5 Turbo models since gpt-3.5-turbo-1106.

Setting to { "type": "json_schema", "json_schema": {...} } enables Structured Outputs which ensures the model will match your supplied JSON schema. Learn more in the Structured Outputs guide.

Setting to { "type": "json_object" } enables JSON mode, which ensures the message the model generates is valid JSON.

Important: when using JSON mode, you must also instruct the model to produce JSON yourself via a system or user message. Without this, the model may generate an unending stream of whitespace until the generation reaches the token limit, resulting in a long-running and seemingly "stuck" request. Also note that the message content may be partially cut off if finish_reason="length", which indicates the generation exceeded max_tokens or the conversation exceeded the max context length.

temperature: Optional[float]

What sampling temperature to use, between 0 and 2. Higher values like 0.8 will make the output more random, while lower values like 0.2 will make it more focused and deterministic.

minimum0
maximum2
tool_resources: Optional[ToolResources]

A set of resources that are used by the assistant's tools. The resources are specific to the type of tool. For example, the code_interpreter tool requires a list of file IDs, while the file_search tool requires a list of vector store IDs.

code_interpreter: Optional[ToolResourcesCodeInterpreter]
file_ids: Optional[List[str]]

A list of file IDs made available to the `code_interpreter`` tool. There can be a maximum of 20 files associated with the tool.

top_p: Optional[float]

An alternative to sampling with temperature, called nucleus sampling, where the model considers the results of the tokens with top_p probability mass. So 0.1 means only the tokens comprising the top 10% probability mass are considered.

We generally recommend altering this or temperature but not both.

minimum0
maximum1
class AssistantDeleted:
id: str
deleted: bool
object: Literal["assistant.deleted"]

Represents an event emitted when streaming a Run.

Each event in a server-sent events stream has an event and data property:

event: thread.created
data: {"id": "thread_123", "object": "thread", ...}

We emit events whenever a new object is created, transitions to a new state, or is being streamed in parts (deltas). For example, we emit thread.run.created when a new run is created, thread.run.completed when a run completes, and so on. When an Assistant chooses to create a message during a run, we emit a thread.message.created event, a thread.message.in_progress event, many thread.message.delta events, and finally a thread.message.completed event.

We may add additional events over time, so we recommend handling unknown events gracefully in your code. See the Assistants API quickstart to learn how to integrate the Assistants API with streaming.

Accepts one of the following:
class ThreadCreated:

Occurs when a new thread is created.

data: Thread

Represents a thread that contains messages.

event: Literal["thread.created"]
enabled: Optional[bool]

Whether to enable input audio transcription.

class ThreadRunCreated:

Occurs when a new run is created.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.created"]
class ThreadRunQueued:

Occurs when a run moves to a queued status.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.queued"]
class ThreadRunInProgress:

Occurs when a run moves to an in_progress status.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.in_progress"]
class ThreadRunRequiresAction:

Occurs when a run moves to a requires_action status.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.requires_action"]
class ThreadRunCompleted:

Occurs when a run is completed.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.completed"]
class ThreadRunIncomplete:

Occurs when a run ends with status incomplete.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.incomplete"]
class ThreadRunFailed:

Occurs when a run fails.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.failed"]
class ThreadRunCancelling:

Occurs when a run moves to a cancelling status.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.cancelling"]
class ThreadRunCancelled:

Occurs when a run is cancelled.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.cancelled"]
class ThreadRunExpired:

Occurs when a run expires.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.expired"]
class ThreadRunStepCreated:

Occurs when a run step is created.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.created"]
class ThreadRunStepInProgress:

Occurs when a run step moves to an in_progress state.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.in_progress"]
class ThreadRunStepDelta:

Occurs when parts of a run step are being streamed.

Represents a run step delta i.e. any changed fields on a run step during streaming.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.delta"]
class ThreadRunStepCompleted:

Occurs when a run step is completed.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.completed"]
class ThreadRunStepFailed:

Occurs when a run step fails.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.failed"]
class ThreadRunStepCancelled:

Occurs when a run step is cancelled.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.cancelled"]
class ThreadRunStepExpired:

Occurs when a run step expires.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.expired"]
class ThreadMessageCreated:

Occurs when a message is created.

data: Message

Represents a message within a thread.

event: Literal["thread.message.created"]
class ThreadMessageInProgress:

Occurs when a message moves to an in_progress state.

data: Message

Represents a message within a thread.

event: Literal["thread.message.in_progress"]
class ThreadMessageDelta:

Occurs when parts of a Message are being streamed.

Represents a message delta i.e. any changed fields on a message during streaming.

event: Literal["thread.message.delta"]
class ThreadMessageCompleted:

Occurs when a message is completed.

data: Message

Represents a message within a thread.

event: Literal["thread.message.completed"]
class ThreadMessageIncomplete:

Occurs when a message ends before it is completed.

data: Message

Represents a message within a thread.

event: Literal["thread.message.incomplete"]
class ErrorEvent:

Occurs when an error occurs. This can happen due to an internal server error or a timeout.

event: Literal["error"]
Accepts one of the following:
class CodeInterpreterTool:
type: Literal["code_interpreter"]

The type of tool being defined: code_interpreter

class FileSearchTool:
type: Literal["file_search"]

The type of tool being defined: file_search

Accepts one of the following:
class FunctionTool:
type: Literal["function"]

The type of tool being defined: function

class CodeInterpreterTool:
type: Literal["code_interpreter"]

The type of tool being defined: code_interpreter

class FileSearchTool:
type: Literal["file_search"]

The type of tool being defined: file_search

Accepts one of the following:
class FunctionTool:
type: Literal["function"]

The type of tool being defined: function

Occurs when a message is created.

Accepts one of the following:
class ThreadMessageCreated:

Occurs when a message is created.

data: Message

Represents a message within a thread.

event: Literal["thread.message.created"]
class ThreadMessageInProgress:

Occurs when a message moves to an in_progress state.

data: Message

Represents a message within a thread.

event: Literal["thread.message.in_progress"]
class ThreadMessageDelta:

Occurs when parts of a Message are being streamed.

Represents a message delta i.e. any changed fields on a message during streaming.

event: Literal["thread.message.delta"]
class ThreadMessageCompleted:

Occurs when a message is completed.

data: Message

Represents a message within a thread.

event: Literal["thread.message.completed"]
class ThreadMessageIncomplete:

Occurs when a message ends before it is completed.

data: Message

Represents a message within a thread.

event: Literal["thread.message.incomplete"]

Occurs when a run step is created.

Accepts one of the following:
class ThreadRunStepCreated:

Occurs when a run step is created.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.created"]
class ThreadRunStepInProgress:

Occurs when a run step moves to an in_progress state.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.in_progress"]
class ThreadRunStepDelta:

Occurs when parts of a run step are being streamed.

Represents a run step delta i.e. any changed fields on a run step during streaming.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.delta"]
class ThreadRunStepCompleted:

Occurs when a run step is completed.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.completed"]
class ThreadRunStepFailed:

Occurs when a run step fails.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.failed"]
class ThreadRunStepCancelled:

Occurs when a run step is cancelled.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.cancelled"]
class ThreadRunStepExpired:

Occurs when a run step expires.

data: RunStep

Represents a step in execution of a run.

event: Literal["thread.run.step.expired"]

Occurs when a new run is created.

Accepts one of the following:
class ThreadRunCreated:

Occurs when a new run is created.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.created"]
class ThreadRunQueued:

Occurs when a run moves to a queued status.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.queued"]
class ThreadRunInProgress:

Occurs when a run moves to an in_progress status.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.in_progress"]
class ThreadRunRequiresAction:

Occurs when a run moves to a requires_action status.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.requires_action"]
class ThreadRunCompleted:

Occurs when a run is completed.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.completed"]
class ThreadRunIncomplete:

Occurs when a run ends with status incomplete.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.incomplete"]
class ThreadRunFailed:

Occurs when a run fails.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.failed"]
class ThreadRunCancelling:

Occurs when a run moves to a cancelling status.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.cancelling"]
class ThreadRunCancelled:

Occurs when a run is cancelled.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.cancelled"]
class ThreadRunExpired:

Occurs when a run expires.

data: Run

Represents an execution run on a thread.

event: Literal["thread.run.expired"]
class ThreadStreamEvent:

Occurs when a new thread is created.

data: Thread

Represents a thread that contains messages.

event: Literal["thread.created"]
enabled: Optional[bool]

Whether to enable input audio transcription.