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Build a custom GPT that calls an external API

Learn how a custom GPT can call an API and retrieve external data, using a US regulations GPT as the example.

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Build a custom GPT that calls an external API

THE IDEA

Why I built it

I built a custom GPT to explore how API access can bring external information into a conversation.

Project goals

  • Connect a custom GPT to an external API
  • Retrieve data during a conversation

Challenges

  • Handling API access securely
  • Processing external data

What came out of it

  • A custom GPT example with an article and video walkthrough