I am experimenting with the code interpreter tool and hoping to download a plot that it generated. The API consistently gives me a file ID, but I have yet to be able to view the PNG. I have tried two things: Download the file in the same script that generates it (shown in code below), which avoids…

Code interpreter generates its output into their own ephemeral containers. You use a different endpoint to download them, as they are not store in the files endpoint used for permanent storage. You must access it within 20 minutes, or they disappear. Have a look at these: https://platform.opena…

Downloading a file generated by code_interpereter tool

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Ondross July 10, 2025, 4:17pm 3

Thank you! That explains why the file id starts with “cfile” and not “file”. Really appreciate it!

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