OpenAI API MCP Server

Connect to OpenAI API

Connect OpenAI's Responses API to your viaSocket MCP server

Get an OpenAI API Key

First, make sure that you have a valid OpenAI API key.

To view or generate a new OpenAI API Key, go to the OpenAI platform API Keys page

Export your API key as an environment variable:

export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

MCP server information

The URL for this MCP server copy from the panel.

Using OpenAI's Responses API

OpenAI's Responses API can be used to call viaSocket MCP from anywhere.

Code Example

cURL

curl --location 'https://api.openai.com/v1/responses' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
--data '{
    "model": "gpt-4.1",
    "tools": [
        {
            "type": "mcp",
            "server_label": "viasocket",
            "server_url": "https://mcp.viasocket.com/mcp/688**********************",
            "require_approval": "never"
        }
    ],
    "input": "List all of my available tools",
    "tool_choice": "required"
}'