Official documentation
OpenAI Conversation integration
Home Assistant project, Home Assistant, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- The Home Assistant documentation for the OpenAI integration, which sends Assist requests to OpenAI's paid API, with its option to store requests and responses in the OpenAI dashboard.
- How much weight it carries
- Official integration documentation for a third-party service. The defaults it lists are the project's and can change, so check the settings in your own installation.
Facts taken from this source
- Home Assistant's documentation says the OpenAI conversation integration does not integrate with sentence triggers.
“This integration does not integrate with sentence triggers” (OpenAI Conversation integration (introduction and controlling Home Assistant))
- Home Assistant says the OpenAI integration requires an API key and is a paid service, so you should monitor your costs in the OpenAI portal.
“This is a paid service, we advise you to monitor your costs in the OpenAI portal closely” (Setup)
- In the Home Assistant OpenAI integration, storing requests and responses in the OpenAI dashboard is off by default.
“If enabled, OpenAI stores requests and responses and you can view them in your OpenAI dashboard logs. Disabled by default.” (Store requests and responses in OpenAI)