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curl https://api.openai.com/v1/responses \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-5.1",
    "input": "Write a short bedtime story about a unicorn."
  }'

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import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI();

const response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.1",
  input: "Write a short bedtime story about a unicorn.",
});

console.log(response.output_text);

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from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

response = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-5.1",
    input="Write a short bedtime story about a unicorn."
)

print(response.output_text)

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using OpenAI.Responses;

string apiKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENAI_API_KEY")!;
var client = new OpenAIResponseClient(model: "gpt-5.1", apiKey: apiKey);

OpenAIResponse response = client.CreateResponse(
    "Write a short bedtime story about a unicorn."
);

Console.WriteLine(response.GetOutputText());