How To Connect Next.js to ChatGPT API And Make A Simple Chat App

Connecting a Next.js application to ChatGPT API involves a few steps that require setting up an HTTP client, importing the API credentials, and making API requests. This article will walk you through the process step by step.

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your machine.
• Basic knowledge of Node.js and Next.js framework.

Step 1: Set up a new Next.js application

If you already have an existing Next.js application, you can skip this step. Otherwise, create a new Next.js application by running the following command in your terminal:

npx create-next-app

This will create a new Next.js application in the current directory.

Step 2: Install the necessary packages

To connect our Next.js application to ChatGPT API, we will need to install some packages. Run the following command in your terminal to install these packages:

npm install dotenv openai

• openai: a npm library to connect to ChatGPT API
• dotenv: a package that helps us load environment variables from a .env file.