POST
/
threads
/
{thread_id}
Modify thread
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.openai.com/v1/threads/{thread_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "tool_resources": {
    "code_interpreter": {
      "file_ids": []
    },
    "file_search": {
      "vector_store_ids": [
        "<string>"
      ]
    }
  },
  "metadata": {}
}'
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "object": "thread",
  "created_at": 123,
  "tool_resources": {
    "code_interpreter": {
      "file_ids": []
    },
    "file_search": {
      "vector_store_ids": [
        "<string>"
      ]
    }
  },
  "metadata": {}
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
thread_id
string
required

The ID of the thread to modify. Only the metadata can be modified.

Body

application/json
​
tool_resources
object | null

A set of resources that are made available to the assistant's tools in this thread. The resources are specific to the type of tool. For example, the code_interpreter tool requires a list of file IDs, while the file_search tool requires a list of vector store IDs.

​
metadata
object | null

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, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters.

Response

200 - application/json

OK

Represents a thread that contains messages.

​
id
string
required

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

​
object
enum<string>
required

The object type, which is always thread.

Available options:
thread
​
created_at
integer
required

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the thread was created.

​
tool_resources
object | null
required

A set of resources that are made available to the assistant's tools in this thread. The resources are specific to the type of tool. For example, the code_interpreter tool requires a list of file IDs, while the file_search tool requires a list of vector store IDs.

​
metadata
object | null
required

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, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.

Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters.