with C# and Azure OpenAI

🎥 Check out the 6-minute demo on YouTube
📦 Sample code on GitHub

The new gpt-image-1 model (aka DALL·E 3) is now available in Azure OpenAI, and YES—you can use it from your .NET app! 🔥

In this post, I’ll show you how to integrate this magic into your C# application using the OpenAI .NET SDK. You’ll learn how to:

• Connect to Azure OpenAI
• Send image generation prompts
• Get beautiful images as URLs
• And yes… all with just a few lines of C#!

🔧 Prerequisites

• A working Azure OpenAI resource with image generation enabled
• Your Azure OpenAI endpoint and key
• .NET 8+ SDK
• Install the OpenAI SDK

📸 Let’s Code: Generate an Image with C#

Here’s a small snippet of the actual code from the video:

AzureOpenAIClient azureClient = new(new Uri(url), new System.ClientModel.ApiKeyCredential(apiKey));
var client = azureClient.GetImageClient(model);

string prompt = "A kitten playing soccer in the moon. Use a comic style";

// generate an image using the prompt
ImageGenerationOptions options = new()
{
    Size = GeneratedImageSize.W1024xH1024,
    Quality = "medium"
};
GeneratedImage image = await client.GenerateImageAsync(prompt, options);

And voilà! 🧙‍♂️ You’ll get a URL back pointing to your freshly generated image, ready to display, download, or print on a t-shirt 😆

Check the full code sample here.

📚 Helpful Resources

• 🧠 Docs on Azure OpenAI Image Generation
• 🛠️ GitHub: openai-dotnet library
• 🧪 Sample code from the video: Program.cs on GitHub

🎁 What’s Next?

You could easily extend this into:

• An ASP.NET app that takes user prompts
• A Blazor dashboard to create art from chat
• Or even… generate storyboards using GPT-4 + GPT-IMAGE-1 combo!

🤖 Final Thoughts

With just a few lines of C#, you can now access the incredible power of GPT-IMAGE-1 to create visuals like never before. And thanks to Azure OpenAI and the OpenAI .NET SDK, it’s super simple to get started.

If you’re building anything fun with this—tag me on LinkedIn or Twitter. I’d love to see what your apps create 💙

🧵 Don’t forget to check out the full demo on YouTube:
📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itqnCPew2tk