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Create Thread (Assistants)

Creates a thread with optional messages and metadata, and optionally runs the thread using the specified assistant. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's OpenAI (ChatGPT) account once, then configure and run Create Thread (Assistants) from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "openai-create-thread",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    openai: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    messages: ["Messages"],
    metadata: "Metadata",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create Thread (Assistants) inputs
Property Type Description
messages Messages string[]
An array of messages to start the thread with.
Optional
metadata Metadata object
Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Keys can be a maximum of 64 characters long and values can be a maxium of 512 characters long.
Optional
runThread Run Thread boolean
Set to true to run the thread after creation
Optional
toolTypes Tool Types string[]
The types of tools to enable on the assistant
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
openai-create-thread
Version
0.0.19
App
OpenAI (ChatGPT)
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes