OpenAI offers an Application Programming Interface (API) that allows users to create, manipulate, and translate text using its available models and endpoints. Understanding how the API works, its limits, and how to effectively use best practices will help you get the most from the interface. In this course, you will explore OpenAI's API, generate an API key, and learn about the impact of social bias and blindness in models. Then, you will discover the ethical usage policy and safety and privacy concerns of OpenAI. Next, you will examine available models and endpoints. You will create a simple text completion, parse a response, troubleshoot common errors, and apply parameters to improve your results. Finally, you will use the language translation API to translate to and from English and identify organizational best practices when using OpenAI to handle scaling, latency, and limits.