OpenAI: The server had an error processing your request. Please try again later

Hello, everyone!

I’ve been experiencing an issue with the OpenAI Assistant API where roughly 1 in every 15 responses fails, returning the following error message:

“OpenAI: The server had an error processing your request. Please try again later.”

This error occurs with various types of requests, including those involving images, files, and function-calling—whether these elements are used or not.

I’ve moved away from using the chat completion endpoint, but I wonder if this error is isolated to the Assistant API. Does anyone know if similar issues occur with chat completions? Would switching from the beta API back to chat completion (or vice-versa) improve stability?

If anyone could provide some insights into potential causes for this issue or share any updates on a fix, I would really appreciate it!

Thank you in advance!

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Hey @eldeniz.familyanski

Did you got any solution for this issue ? Cause even I am facing the same problem that you stated but I am using chat completions. If you find a workaround please let me know.
Thank you