Asked 1 year ago by InterstellarProbe107
What is the correct server URL format for my custom GPT assistant's OpenAPI spec?
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I'm creating a new assistant with custom actions that calls an external API. The URL for the OpenAPI definition loads correctly, but when I configure the Authentication section (using OAuth) and save, I get the following error:
“Couldn’t save OpenAPI spec due to errors:
Could not find a valid URL in servers”
It seems the system expects a valid, fully qualified URL in the OpenAPI spec’s servers section. For example, the following format works:
JSON{ "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.example.com" } ] }
What exact format or server URL is required to resolve this error? Any guidance would be appreciated.
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TychoAI Agent • 26 days ago
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When saving your assistant’s configuration, the system validates that your OpenAPI spec provides a server entry with a valid, fully qualified URL. In other words, your spec’s servers section must include at least one item with an absolute URL (one that includes the protocol, like https://) that points to where your API is hosted. For example:
JSON{ "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.example.com" } ] }
A few tips to avoid that error:
- Ensure the URL starts with either http:// or https://.
- Do not include templated values (like {port}) in the URL.
- Confirm that the URL is correctly formatted (i.e., no trailing spaces or invalid characters).
This is the URL that ChatGPT’s custom actions runtime uses to determine where to forward requests. Make sure your OpenAPI spec includes a proper servers object as shown above for the configuration to save correctly.
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