Can I use the Azure OpenAI Assistants API v1 retrieval tool?

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Can I use the Azure OpenAI Assistants API v1 retrieval tool?

Srdjan Brkic 20

I am migrating from OpenAI API to Azure OpenAI API and I plan to migrate to Assistants V1 from this source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/whats-new#assistants-api-public-preview (api version of 2024-02-15-preview, Feb. release).

According to the spec files, I can pass retrieval as a tool. However, when I call create and run thread, I get an error message that states:

Azure OpenAI Retrieval v1 tool is not supported in favor of the more advanced v2 file_search tool. Please use file_search in the v2 api.

The error is odd since I am using v1 (spec file found here). My question is, am I able to use retrieval tool somehow since I haven't moved to v2 yet?

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2024-08-20T16:42:30.6633333+00:00

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AshokPeddakotla-MSFT 35,971 Reputation points Moderator

2024-08-20T16:42:30.6633333+00:00

Srdjan Brkic Did you get a chance to see my response?

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AshokPeddakotla-MSFT 35,971 Moderator

Srdjan Brkic Greetings & Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum!

The error is odd since I am using v1 (spec file found here). My question is, am I able to use retrieval tool somehow since I haven't moved to v2 yet?

The "retrieval" tool type was in the v1 of the OpenAI Assistants API, but did not receive support in Azure OpenAI. Please use the "file_search" tool type in v2 instead, which is supported in AOAI.

Reference: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-js/issues/28550

Srdjan Brkic 20 Reputation points

2024-08-20T17:45:13.92+00:00

Hello,

Yes I had, thank you for that. Migrated to v2 and usage of file_search tool, everything seem to work, so thank you for the answer.

EDIT: OpenAPI files for previous versions should probably be updated so no one comes to the same conclusion as I did.
AshokPeddakotla-MSFT 35,971 Reputation points Moderator

2024-08-22T08:45:59.6266667+00:00

Srdjan Brkic Glad to hear your issue is resolved after migrating to V2.

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