Connect to OpenAI API
Connect OpenAI's Responses API to your viaSocket MCP server
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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
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Caution: Treat your API key like a password! It can be used to run tools attached to this server and access your data.
The URL for this MCP server copy from the panel.
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Using OpenAI's Responses API
OpenAI's Responses API can be used to call viaSocket MCP from anywhere.
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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"
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