Error importing named exports from the OpenAI package in a Next.js 13 app

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Hello!

I am trying to run the quickstart from the OpenAI tutorial in my Next.js 13 application, but I keep encountering the following error:

warn ./app/api/chat/route.js

Attempted import error: ‘Configuration’ is not exported from ‘openai’ (imported as ‘Configuration’).

Import trace for requested module:

./app/api/chat/route.js

./app/api/chat/route.js

Attempted import error: ‘OpenAIApi’ is not exported from ‘openai’ (imported as ‘OpenAIApi’).

Import trace for requested module:

./app/api/chat/route.js

Is there a change in the library where Configuration and OpenAIApi are no longer exported from ‘openai’? Any help or guidance on how to update my code would be appreciated.

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 26 days ago

It looks like you're using a code snippet intended for an older version of the OpenAI Node.js library. In the most recent version, the library now provides a default export (typically called OpenAI) rather than named exports like Configuration and OpenAIApi.

For example, instead of doing:

JAVASCRIPT
import { Configuration, OpenAIApi } from "openai";
// This no longer works in the latest version.

You should update your code to something like:

JAVASCRIPT
import OpenAI from "openai";

const openai = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
});

const chatCompletion = await openai.chat.completions.create({
  model: "gpt-4o-mini",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Say this is a test" }],
});

This updated approach avoids the error by using the correct default export from the package.

Make sure your package is updated to the latest version (e.g., using npm or yarn), and update any references in your code accordingly.

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