How to Integrate ChatGPT API in a Node.js App (With GitHub & 8-Minute Video)

If you're curious about how to use OpenAI's ChatGPT API in a Node.js application, I built a simple project to demonstrate exactly that — and made a short tutorial video to go with it.

📽️ Watch the 8-Minute Video Tutorial:

💻 GitHub Repo:

👉 https://github.com/abbas-mgz/chatgpt-js

⚙️ What You'll Learn:

• How to connect to OpenAI's ChatGPT API
• How to send and receive prompts using fetch()
• Basic .env setup for secure API keys
• Configurable model (GPT-3.5 or GPT-4)
• Clean and minimal Node.js code (no frontend)

🚀 How to Run:

bash
git clone https://github.com/abbas-mgz/chatgpt-js
cd chatgpt-js
npm install
echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key_here" > .env
node index.js