OpenAI API: Working with the Image APIs (DALL-E), Part 2 -- Saving, Editing, & Variants

Introduction

Alright everyone, Zan from Really Easy AI here. Welcome back to part two of our series on using the OpenAI API to generate images with DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3. In this article, we'll talk about saving, editing, and creating variants of the images.

We've already covered generating images. Now, let’s dive into the details of saving the generated images. When you generate an image, it can be returned either as a URL or as base64 encoding. Each format has its use, but using URLs is more common because they are easier to work with and display. In this guide, we'll cover both methods.

Saving Images

URL Method

When an image URL is generated, it is only valid for one hour. So, if you want to keep the image, you must download it within this timeframe. Below is the code to download an image using the URL method: