OpenAI's official Node.js crib sheet

What it does This repository is OpenAI’s official collection of minimal Node.js examples for its Node SDK. Each folder maps to a specific API—Chat Completions, Assistants, Fine-tuning, Embeddings, Moderation, Batch Processing, and Images—containing short scripts meant to be run individually. It is reference code to study and adapt, not a framework to import.

The interesting bit The examples are organized by API capability rather than by real-world use case, which makes the repo feel more like a SDK feature checklist than a narrative tutorial. That structure is useful when you need to verify exactly how function calling or vision inputs look in Node.js without digging through the full documentation.

Key highlights

• Covers the full current API surface: chat (including multi-turn, function calling, and vision), assistants, fine-tuning, embeddings, moderation, batch jobs, and image generation
• Each example is a standalone script with no hidden framework or build step
• Requires Node.js 16+ and an OpenAI API key
• Some scripts accept runtime arguments (e.g., thread.js {assistant-id}) for follow-up operations

Caveats

• Several examples require command-line arguments (like assistant IDs or job IDs) that you must obtain from prior API calls
• This is strictly example code, not a library or CLI tool; expect to copy and adapt rather than import

Verdict Grab this if you’re learning the OpenAI Node.js SDK and want working code faster than you can read the reference docs. Skip it if you need a higher-level abstraction or a finished application framework.