---
title: "OpenAIAssistantAdapter"
description: "CopilotKit Adapter for the OpenAI Assistant API."
---

{/* GENERATE-DOCS path=packages/backend/src/lib/openai-assistant-adapter.ts class=OpenAIAssistantAdapter */}
 
Use this adapter to get responses from the OpenAI Assistant API.
 
<RequestExample>
```typescript
const copilotKit = new CopilotRuntime();
return copilotKit.response(
  req,
  new OpenAIAssistantAdapter({
   assistantId: "your-assistant-id"
  })
);
```
</RequestExample>

## Constructor

<ResponseField name="assistantId" type="string" required>
The ID of the assistant to use.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="openai" type="OpenAI" >
An instance of `OpenAI` to use for the request. If not provided, a new instance will be created.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="codeInterpreterEnabled" type="boolean" >
Whether to enable the code interpreter. Defaults to `true`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="retrievalEnabled" type="boolean" >
Whether to enable retrieval. Defaults to `true`.
</ResponseField>

## getResponse(forwardedProps: any)



<ResponseField name="forwardedProps" type="any" required>

</ResponseField>