What is OpenAI Assistants?
OpenAI's API for building AI assistants with function calling, code interpreter, and file search capabilities.
Searching Reddit with OpenAI Assistants
This integration lets your OpenAI Assistants agent search Reddit in real time via the Scavio API. The agent gets back structured JSON with posts, comments, subreddits, authors — ready for reasoning and decision-making.
Setup
Bash
pip install openai requestsCode Example
Here is a complete OpenAI Assistants agent that searches Reddit using Scavio:
Python
from openai import OpenAI
import requests
import json
client = OpenAI()
def scavio_search(query: str) -> str:
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/reddit/search",
headers={"x-api-key": "your_scavio_api_key", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
json={"query": query},
)
return json.dumps(response.json())
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-4o",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "best python web frameworks 2026"}],
tools=[{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "scavio_search",
"description": "Search Reddit for real-time results",
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {"query": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["query"],
},
},
}],
)
# Handle tool calls
for tool_call in response.choices[0].message.tool_calls or []:
result = scavio_search(json.loads(tool_call.function.arguments)["query"])
print(result[:500])Full Working Example
A production-ready example with error handling:
Python
from openai import OpenAI
import requests
import json
client = OpenAI()
def scavio_search(query: str) -> str:
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/reddit/search",
headers={"x-api-key": "your_scavio_api_key", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
json={"query": query},
)
return json.dumps(response.json())
tools = [{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "scavio_search",
"description": "Search Reddit for real-time results",
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {"query": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["query"],
},
},
}]
messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "best python web frameworks 2026"}]
response = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-4o", messages=messages, tools=tools)
if response.choices[0].message.tool_calls:
messages.append(response.choices[0].message)
for tc in response.choices[0].message.tool_calls:
result = scavio_search(json.loads(tc.function.arguments)["query"])
messages.append({"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": tc.id, "content": result})
final = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-4o", messages=messages)
print(final.choices[0].message.content)Pricing
Scavio offers a free tier with 500 credits/month (1 credit per search). No credit card required. This is enough to build and test your OpenAI Assistants integration. Paid plans start at $30/month for higher volumes.