runs
Creates, updates, deletes, gets or lists a runs resource.
Overview
| Name | runs |
| Type | Resource |
| Id | openai.assistants.runs |
Fields
The following fields are returned by SELECT queries:
- get
- list
| Name | Datatype | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints. |
assistant_id | string | The ID of the assistant used for execution of this run. |
thread_id | string | The ID of the thread that was executed on as a part of this run. |
cancelled_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was cancelled. |
completed_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was completed. |
created_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was created. |
expires_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run will expire. |
failed_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run failed. |
incomplete_details | object | Details on why the run is incomplete. Will be null if the run is not incomplete. |
instructions | string | The instructions that the assistant used for this run. |
last_error | object | The last error associated with this run. Will be null if there are no errors. |
max_completion_tokens | integer | The maximum number of completion tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run. |
max_prompt_tokens | integer | The maximum number of prompt tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run. |
metadata | object | Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard. Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters. (x-oaiTypeLabel: map) |
model | string | The model that the assistant used for this run. |
object | string | The object type, which is always thread.run. (thread.run) |
parallel_tool_calls | boolean | Whether to enable parallel function calling during tool use. |
required_action | object | Details on the action required to continue the run. Will be null if no action is required. |
response_format | string | Specifies the format that the model must output. Compatible with GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, and all GPT-3.5 Turbo models since gpt-3.5-turbo-1106. Setting to { "type": "json_schema", "json_schema": {...} } enables Structured Outputs which ensures the model will match your supplied JSON schema. Learn more in the Structured Outputs guide. Setting to { "type": "json_object" } enables JSON mode, which ensures the message the model generates is valid JSON. Important: when using JSON mode, you must also instruct the model to produce JSON yourself via a system or user message. Without this, the model may generate an unending stream of whitespace until the generation reaches the token limit, resulting in a long-running and seemingly "stuck" request. Also note that the message content may be partially cut off if finish_reason="length", which indicates the generation exceeded max_tokens or the conversation exceeded the max context length. (auto) (title: Text) |
started_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was started. |
status | string | The status of the run, which can be either queued, in_progress, requires_action, cancelling, cancelled, failed, completed, incomplete, or expired. (queued, in_progress, requires_action, cancelling, cancelled, failed, completed, incomplete, expired) |
temperature | number | The sampling temperature used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1. |
tool_choice | string | Controls which (if any) tool is called by the model. none means the model will not call any tools and instead generates a message. auto is the default value and means the model can pick between generating a message or calling one or more tools. required means the model must call one or more tools before responding to the user. Specifying a particular tool like {"type": "file_search"} or {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "my_function"}} forces the model to call that tool. (none, auto, required) |
tools | array | The list of tools that the assistant used for this run. |
top_p | number | The nucleus sampling value used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1. |
truncation_strategy | object | Controls for how a thread will be truncated prior to the run. Use this to control the initial context window of the run. (title: Thread Truncation Controls) |
usage | object | Usage statistics related to the run. This value will be null if the run is not in a terminal state (i.e. in_progress, queued, etc.). |
| Name | Datatype | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints. |
assistant_id | string | The ID of the assistant used for execution of this run. |
thread_id | string | The ID of the thread that was executed on as a part of this run. |
cancelled_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was cancelled. |
completed_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was completed. |
created_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was created. |
expires_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run will expire. |
failed_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run failed. |
incomplete_details | object | Details on why the run is incomplete. Will be null if the run is not incomplete. |
instructions | string | The instructions that the assistant used for this run. |
last_error | object | The last error associated with this run. Will be null if there are no errors. |
max_completion_tokens | integer | The maximum number of completion tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run. |
max_prompt_tokens | integer | The maximum number of prompt tokens specified to have been used over the course of the run. |
metadata | object | Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard. Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings with a maximum length of 512 characters. (x-oaiTypeLabel: map) |
model | string | The model that the assistant used for this run. |
object | string | The object type, which is always thread.run. (thread.run) |
parallel_tool_calls | boolean | Whether to enable parallel function calling during tool use. |
required_action | object | Details on the action required to continue the run. Will be null if no action is required. |
response_format | string | Specifies the format that the model must output. Compatible with GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, and all GPT-3.5 Turbo models since gpt-3.5-turbo-1106. Setting to { "type": "json_schema", "json_schema": {...} } enables Structured Outputs which ensures the model will match your supplied JSON schema. Learn more in the Structured Outputs guide. Setting to { "type": "json_object" } enables JSON mode, which ensures the message the model generates is valid JSON. Important: when using JSON mode, you must also instruct the model to produce JSON yourself via a system or user message. Without this, the model may generate an unending stream of whitespace until the generation reaches the token limit, resulting in a long-running and seemingly "stuck" request. Also note that the message content may be partially cut off if finish_reason="length", which indicates the generation exceeded max_tokens or the conversation exceeded the max context length. (auto) (title: Text) |
started_at | integer (unixtime) | The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the run was started. |
status | string | The status of the run, which can be either queued, in_progress, requires_action, cancelling, cancelled, failed, completed, incomplete, or expired. (queued, in_progress, requires_action, cancelling, cancelled, failed, completed, incomplete, expired) |
temperature | number | The sampling temperature used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1. |
tool_choice | string | Controls which (if any) tool is called by the model. none means the model will not call any tools and instead generates a message. auto is the default value and means the model can pick between generating a message or calling one or more tools. required means the model must call one or more tools before responding to the user. Specifying a particular tool like {"type": "file_search"} or {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "my_function"}} forces the model to call that tool. (none, auto, required) |
tools | array | The list of tools that the assistant used for this run. |
top_p | number | The nucleus sampling value used for this run. If not set, defaults to 1. |
truncation_strategy | object | Controls for how a thread will be truncated prior to the run. Use this to control the initial context window of the run. (title: Thread Truncation Controls) |
usage | object | Usage statistics related to the run. This value will be null if the run is not in a terminal state (i.e. in_progress, queued, etc.). |
Methods
The following methods are available for this resource:
| Name | Accessible by | Required Params | Optional Params | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
get | select | thread_id, run_id | openai-organization, openai-project | |
list | select | thread_id | limit, order, after, before, openai-organization, openai-project | |
create | insert | thread_id, assistant_id | include[], openai-organization, openai-project | |
update | update | thread_id, run_id | openai-organization, openai-project | |
cancel | exec | thread_id, run_id | openai-organization, openai-project | |
submit_tool_outputs | exec | thread_id, run_id, tool_outputs | openai-organization, openai-project |
Parameters
Parameters can be passed in the WHERE clause of a query. Check the Methods section to see which parameters are required or optional for each operation.
| Name | Datatype | Description |
|---|---|---|
run_id | string | The ID of the run that requires the tool output submission. |
thread_id | string | The ID of the thread to which this run belongs. |
after | string | A cursor for use in pagination. after is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, ending with obj_foo, your subsequent call can include after=obj_foo in order to fetch the next page of the list. |
before | string | A cursor for use in pagination. before is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, starting with obj_foo, your subsequent call can include before=obj_foo in order to fetch the previous page of the list. |
include[] | array | A list of additional fields to include in the response. Currently the only supported value is step_details.tool_calls[*].file_search.results[*].content to fetch the file search result content. See the file search tool documentation for more information. |
limit | integer | A limit on the number of objects to be returned. Limit can range between 1 and 100, and the default is 20. Automatically applied from a SQL LIMIT clause - SELECT ... LIMIT 10 sends limit=10 on the wire. Setting it explicitly in a WHERE clause is not required. |
openai-organization | string | Optionally scope the request to a specific organization (overrides the default associated with the API key). Addressable in SQL as openai_organization. |
openai-project | string | Optionally scope the request to a specific project (overrides the default associated with the API key). Addressable in SQL as openai_project. |
order | string | Sort order by the created_at timestamp of the objects. asc for ascending order and desc for descending order. |
SELECT examples
- get
- list
OK
SELECT
id,
assistant_id,
thread_id,
cancelled_at,
completed_at,
created_at,
expires_at,
failed_at,
incomplete_details,
instructions,
last_error,
max_completion_tokens,
max_prompt_tokens,
metadata,
model,
object,
parallel_tool_calls,
required_action,
response_format,
started_at,
status,
temperature,
tool_choice,
tools,
top_p,
truncation_strategy,
usage
FROM openai.assistants.runs
WHERE thread_id = '{{ thread_id }}' -- required
AND run_id = '{{ run_id }}' -- required
AND "openai-organization" = '{{ openai-organization }}'
AND "openai-project" = '{{ openai-project }}'
;
OK
SELECT
id,
assistant_id,
thread_id,
cancelled_at,
completed_at,
created_at,
expires_at,
failed_at,
incomplete_details,
instructions,
last_error,
max_completion_tokens,
max_prompt_tokens,
metadata,
model,
object,
parallel_tool_calls,
required_action,
response_format,
started_at,
status,
temperature,
tool_choice,
tools,
top_p,
truncation_strategy,
usage
FROM openai.assistants.runs
WHERE thread_id = '{{ thread_id }}' -- required
AND "order" = '{{ order }}'
AND after = '{{ after }}'
AND before = '{{ before }}'
AND "openai-organization" = '{{ openai-organization }}'
AND "openai-project" = '{{ openai-project }}'
;
INSERT examples
- create
- Manifest
No description available.
INSERT INTO openai.assistants.runs (
assistant_id,
model,
reasoning_effort,
instructions,
additional_instructions,
additional_messages,
tools,
metadata,
temperature,
top_p,
stream,
max_prompt_tokens,
max_completion_tokens,
truncation_strategy,
tool_choice,
parallel_tool_calls,
response_format,
thread_id,
include[],
"openai-organization",
"openai-project"
)
SELECT
'{{ assistant_id }}' /* required */,
'{{ model }}',
'{{ reasoning_effort }}',
'{{ instructions }}',
'{{ additional_instructions }}',
'{{ additional_messages }}',
'{{ tools }}',
'{{ metadata }}',
{{ temperature }},
{{ top_p }},
{{ stream }},
{{ max_prompt_tokens }},
{{ max_completion_tokens }},
'{{ truncation_strategy }}',
'{{ tool_choice }}',
{{ parallel_tool_calls }},
'{{ response_format }}',
'{{ thread_id }}',
'{{ include[] }}',
'{{ openai-organization }}',
'{{ openai-project }}'
RETURNING
id,
assistant_id,
thread_id,
cancelled_at,
completed_at,
created_at,
expires_at,
failed_at,
incomplete_details,
instructions,
last_error,
max_completion_tokens,
max_prompt_tokens,
metadata,
model,
object,
parallel_tool_calls,
required_action,
response_format,
started_at,
status,
temperature,
tool_choice,
tools,
top_p,
truncation_strategy,
usage
;
# Description fields are for documentation purposes
- name: runs
props:
- name: thread_id
value: "{{ thread_id }}"
description: Required parameter for the runs resource.
- name: assistant_id
value: "{{ assistant_id }}"
description: |
The ID of the [assistant](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/assistants) to use to execute this run.
- name: model
value: "{{ model }}"
description: |
The ID of the [Model](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/models) to be used to execute this run. If a value is provided here, it will override the model associated with the assistant. If not, the model associated with the assistant will be used.
valid_values: ['gpt-5', 'gpt-5-mini', 'gpt-5-nano', 'gpt-5-2025-08-07', 'gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07', 'gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07', 'gpt-4.1', 'gpt-4.1-mini', 'gpt-4.1-nano', 'gpt-4.1-2025-04-14', 'gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14', 'gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14', 'o3-mini', 'o3-mini-2025-01-31', 'o1', 'o1-2024-12-17', 'gpt-4o', 'gpt-4o-2024-11-20', 'gpt-4o-2024-08-06', 'gpt-4o-2024-05-13', 'gpt-4o-mini', 'gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18', 'gpt-4.5-preview', 'gpt-4.5-preview-2025-02-27', 'gpt-4-turbo', 'gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09', 'gpt-4-0125-preview', 'gpt-4-turbo-preview', 'gpt-4-1106-preview', 'gpt-4-vision-preview', 'gpt-4', 'gpt-4-0314', 'gpt-4-0613', 'gpt-4-32k', 'gpt-4-32k-0314', 'gpt-4-32k-0613', 'gpt-3.5-turbo', 'gpt-3.5-turbo-16k', 'gpt-3.5-turbo-0613', 'gpt-3.5-turbo-1106', 'gpt-3.5-turbo-0125', 'gpt-3.5-turbo-16k-0613']
- name: reasoning_effort
value: "{{ reasoning_effort }}"
description: |
Constrains effort on reasoning for
[reasoning models](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/reasoning).
Currently supported values are `none`, `minimal`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, and `xhigh`. Reducing
reasoning effort can result in faster responses and fewer tokens used
on reasoning in a response.
- `gpt-5.1` defaults to `none`, which does not perform reasoning. The supported reasoning values for `gpt-5.1` are `none`, `low`, `medium`, and `high`. Tool calls are supported for all reasoning values in gpt-5.1.
- All models before `gpt-5.1` default to `medium` reasoning effort, and do not support `none`.
- The `gpt-5-pro` model defaults to (and only supports) `high` reasoning effort.
- `xhigh` is supported for all models after `gpt-5.1-codex-max`.
valid_values: ['none', 'minimal', 'low', 'medium', 'high', 'xhigh']
default: medium
- name: instructions
value: "{{ instructions }}"
description: |
Overrides the [instructions](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/assistants/createAssistant) of the assistant. This is useful for modifying the behavior on a per-run basis.
- name: additional_instructions
value: "{{ additional_instructions }}"
description: |
Appends additional instructions at the end of the instructions for the run. This is useful for modifying the behavior on a per-run basis without overriding other instructions.
- name: additional_messages
description: |
Adds additional messages to the thread before creating the run.
value:
- role: "{{ role }}"
content: "{{ content }}"
attachments: "{{ attachments }}"
metadata: "{{ metadata }}"
- name: tools
value: "{{ tools }}"
description: |
Override the tools the assistant can use for this run. This is useful for modifying the behavior on a per-run basis.
- name: metadata
value: "{{ metadata }}"
description: |
Set of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be
useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured
format, and querying for objects via API or the dashboard.
Keys are strings with a maximum length of 64 characters. Values are strings
with a maximum length of 512 characters.
- name: temperature
value: {{ temperature }}
description: |
What sampling temperature to use, between 0 and 2. Higher values like 0.8 will make the output more random, while lower values like 0.2 will make it more focused and deterministic.
default: 1
- name: top_p
value: {{ top_p }}
description: |
An alternative to sampling with temperature, called nucleus sampling, where the model considers the results of the tokens with top_p probability mass. So 0.1 means only the tokens comprising the top 10% probability mass are considered.
We generally recommend altering this or temperature but not both.
default: 1
- name: stream
value: {{ stream }}
description: |
If `true`, returns a stream of events that happen during the Run as server-sent events, terminating when the Run enters a terminal state with a `data: [DONE]` message.
- name: max_prompt_tokens
value: {{ max_prompt_tokens }}
description: |
The maximum number of prompt tokens that may be used over the course of the run. The run will make a best effort to use only the number of prompt tokens specified, across multiple turns of the run. If the run exceeds the number of prompt tokens specified, the run will end with status `incomplete`. See `incomplete_details` for more info.
- name: max_completion_tokens
value: {{ max_completion_tokens }}
description: |
The maximum number of completion tokens that may be used over the course of the run. The run will make a best effort to use only the number of completion tokens specified, across multiple turns of the run. If the run exceeds the number of completion tokens specified, the run will end with status `incomplete`. See `incomplete_details` for more info.
- name: truncation_strategy
description: |
Controls for how a thread will be truncated prior to the run. Use this to control the initial context window of the run.
value:
type: "{{ type }}"
last_messages: {{ last_messages }}
- name: tool_choice
value: "{{ tool_choice }}"
description: |
Controls which (if any) tool is called by the model.
`none` means the model will not call any tools and instead generates a message.
`auto` is the default value and means the model can pick between generating a message or calling one or more tools.
`required` means the model must call one or more tools before responding to the user.
Specifying a particular tool like `{"type": "file_search"}` or `{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "my_function"}}` forces the model to call that tool.
valid_values: ['none', 'auto', 'required']
- name: parallel_tool_calls
value: {{ parallel_tool_calls }}
description: |
Whether to enable [parallel function calling](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/function-calling#configuring-parallel-function-calling) during tool use.
default: true
- name: response_format
value: "{{ response_format }}"
description: |
Specifies the format that the model must output. Compatible with [GPT-4o](https://platform.openai.com/docs/models#gpt-4o), [GPT-4 Turbo](https://platform.openai.com/docs/models#gpt-4-turbo-and-gpt-4), and all GPT-3.5 Turbo models since `gpt-3.5-turbo-1106`.
Setting to `{ "type": "json_schema", "json_schema": {...} }` enables Structured Outputs which ensures the model will match your supplied JSON schema. Learn more in the [Structured Outputs guide](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/structured-outputs).
Setting to `{ "type": "json_object" }` enables JSON mode, which ensures the message the model generates is valid JSON.
**Important:** when using JSON mode, you **must** also instruct the model to produce JSON yourself via a system or user message. Without this, the model may generate an unending stream of whitespace until the generation reaches the token limit, resulting in a long-running and seemingly "stuck" request. Also note that the message content may be partially cut off if `finish_reason="length"`, which indicates the generation exceeded `max_tokens` or the conversation exceeded the max context length.
valid_values: ['auto']
- name: include[]
value: "{{ include[] }}"
description: A list of additional fields to include in the response. Currently the only supported value is `step_details.tool_calls[*].file_search.results[*].content` to fetch the file search result content. See the [file search tool documentation](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/tools/file-search#customizing-file-search-settings) for more information.
description: A list of additional fields to include in the response. Currently the only supported value is `step_details.tool_calls[*].file_search.results[*].content` to fetch the file search result content. See the [file search tool documentation](https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/tools/file-search#customizing-file-search-settings) for more information.
- name: openai-organization
value: "{{ openai-organization }}"
description: Optionally scope the request to a specific organization (overrides the default associated with the API key). Addressable in SQL as `openai_organization`.
description: Optionally scope the request to a specific organization (overrides the default associated with the API key). Addressable in SQL as `openai_organization`.
- name: openai-project
value: "{{ openai-project }}"
description: Optionally scope the request to a specific project (overrides the default associated with the API key). Addressable in SQL as `openai_project`.
description: Optionally scope the request to a specific project (overrides the default associated with the API key). Addressable in SQL as `openai_project`.
UPDATE examples
- update
No description available.
UPDATE openai.assistants.runs
SET
metadata = '{{ metadata }}'
WHERE
thread_id = '{{ thread_id }}' --required
AND run_id = '{{ run_id }}' --required
AND "openai-organization" = '{{ openai-organization}}'
AND "openai-project" = '{{ openai-project}}'
RETURNING
id,
assistant_id,
thread_id,
cancelled_at,
completed_at,
created_at,
expires_at,
failed_at,
incomplete_details,
instructions,
last_error,
max_completion_tokens,
max_prompt_tokens,
metadata,
model,
object,
parallel_tool_calls,
required_action,
response_format,
started_at,
status,
temperature,
tool_choice,
tools,
top_p,
truncation_strategy,
usage;
Lifecycle Methods
- cancel
- submit_tool_outputs
OK
EXEC openai.assistants.runs.cancel
@thread_id='{{ thread_id }}' --required,
@run_id='{{ run_id }}' --required,
@openai-organization='{{ openai-organization }}',
@openai-project='{{ openai-project }}'
;
OK
EXEC openai.assistants.runs.submit_tool_outputs
@thread_id='{{ thread_id }}' --required,
@run_id='{{ run_id }}' --required,
@openai-organization='{{ openai-organization }}',
@openai-project='{{ openai-project }}'
@@json=
'{
"tool_outputs": "{{ tool_outputs }}",
"stream": {{ stream }}
}'
;