> Node.js client for the unofficial [ChatGPT](https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/) API.
> Node.js client for the unofficial [ChatGPT](https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/) API.
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## How it works
## How it works
This package requires a valid session token from OpenAI's ChatGPT webapp to access it's unofficial REST API.
This package requires a valid session token from ChatGPT to access it's unofficial REST API.
To get a session token:
1. Go to https://chat.openai.com/chat and log in or sign up
1. Go to https://chat.openai.com/chat and log in or sign up.
2. Open the dev tools console
2. Open dev tools.
3. Open `Application` > `Cookies`
3. Open `Application` > `Cookies`.


4. Copy the value for `__Secure-next-auth.session-token` and save it to your environment.
4. Copy the value for `__Secure-next-auth.session-token` and save it to your environment.
If you want to run the built-in demo,
If you want to run the built-in demo, store this value as `SESSION_TOKEN` in a local `.env` file.
> **Note**
> **Note**
> This package will switch to using the official API once it's released.
> This package will switch to using the official API once it's released.
> **Note**
> **Note**
> Prior to v1.0.0, this package used headless Chromium via [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/) to automate the web UI. Here are the [docs for the initial browser version](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/chatgpt-api/tree/v0.4.2).
> Prior to v1.0.0, this package used a headless browser via [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/) to automate the web UI. Here are the [docs for the initial browser version](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/chatgpt-api/tree/v0.4.2).
If you create a cool integration, feel free to open a PR and add it to the list.
If you create a cool integration, feel free to open a PR and add it to the list.
## Credit
## Credit
- Inspired by this [Go module](https://github.com/danielgross/whatsapp-gpt) by [Daniel Gross](https://github.com/danielgross)
- Huge thanks to [@RomanHotsiy](https://github.com/RomanHotsiy), [@ElijahPepe](https://github.com/ElijahPepe), [@wong2](https://github.com/wong2), and all the other contributors 💪
- The original browser version was inspired by this [Go module](https://github.com/danielgross/whatsapp-gpt) by [Daniel Gross](https://github.com/danielgross)