Send prompt to Copilot using API

Question

How do I send a prompt to CoPilot using an API? I would like to use Python code to send a prompt to Copilot then read the response and process it in python

Answer 1

Dear Patrick,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A.

To send a prompt and get a response in Python, you don't call a "Copilot API" directly. Instead, you use the Azure OpenAI Service API, which is the powerful backend that powers many of Microsoft's Copilot experiences. This gives you direct access to the same powerful models (like GPT-4).

Although guiding you on how to do this using Python is not my scope, you can also refer to this article for more information: Azure OpenAI Responses API - Azure OpenAI | Microsoft Learn.

I hope this could help. If you have any further issues, we are happy to assist.

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