Hi here! I want to get started with the custom GPT’s custom actions and integrating my own API. Sadly I cannot spin up a working example that is abled to connect to a public API. For instance, I just try to integrate the JSON Placeholder API which just returns a list of ToDo’s at /todos or a given ToDo at /todos/{id} That’s my (very simple) OpenAPI Schema: openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: JSONPlaceholder API version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/ paths: /todos: get: summary: List all todos operationId: listTodos tags: - todos responses: '200': description: Successfull request of all todos content: application/json: schema: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Todo' components: schemas: Todo: type: object properties: id: type: integer userId: type: integer title: type: string completed: type: boolean When I try to test the operation “listTodos” (which uses /todos ) I always get the error message “The requested action requires approval” within my GPT chat. [Bildschirmfoto 2023-12-13 um 13.28.11] Is there anything I need to approve for the action to generally access API’s? Thanks a lot for your help.

I found this topic with a solution: [image]GPTs Bug - User reporting GPT can't talk to Action Huh, i actually solved this In the GUI, it need users to set privacy [image] By default, it is ‘ask’, now I switch to always allow then fixed. well, if u can see this message, maybe u can add this to user guide, or anyhow hope helps :slight_smile: Tips: You may need to reconnect to be able to change these settings. Sometimes it reverts after making only a few calls. “Always Allow” is a temporary workaround for GET requests. You may not be able to use it while triggering actions.

I experience the same issue with my GPT now, even though before it was able to authorize in my API

Same issue right here. I am trying to use GPTs Actions with Zapier.

Same issue here, all of my custom GPT’s with actions are producing this error message.

Thanks for bringing it up. Same issue here. I think it has to do with the assistant not asking before making the call, therefore without receiving those permissions it won’t be allowed to perform the action and make an error. Let’s see if OpenAI can fix the bug.

Btw I asked it to ask me before making the action, and it does but with text, not displaying the button you have to click to allow it.

We’re developing custom GPT, everything was fine for the past few days but today we’re starting to see this error in the debug "message": "The requested action requires approval", We’re calling our APIs and getting responses but this no longer works. What happened?

same error. An error occurs when sending an action to zapier. Before there was a choice to allow it or not, but now it’s gone. The error only appeared today, never seen before. I noticed that in the privacy settings of custom gpt, the item where permission is required for actions has disappeared. Perhaps the system is being updated.

We are also getting the error. The API endpoints work when accessing them from anywhere else (Postman, Browser, etc.) Also we noticed, that the “allow this action” button is no longer there.

I guess we need to wait a while. I have encountered errors before and they disappeared on their own after some time. I think the system is currently being updated or undergoing maintenance, as most users are now at night or early in the morning (I mean users from the USA).

I got the same issue starting from this morning, it doesnt ask for the permissions anymore.

Facing Issue: "The requested action requires approval"

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Facing Issue: "The requested action requires approval"

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