Use proxy to access openai for Chinese users?

[kun-ecology]

As a Chinese user, I came across this error when using gpttools:
! Timeout was reached: [api.openai.com] Resolving timed out after 10012 milliseconds

I guess it is due to the proxy. I am using Clash and I tried to add the local proxy in .Renviron file following this, but it still gives me the error.

Thanks in advance and looking forward to your reply!

Best regards
Kun Guo

[JamesHWade]

Over in gptstudio, it was solved by allowing a different URL in place of the default openai url. Would that be an option for you?

[kun-ecology]

Thanks so much for your reply.

I guess you are referring to these two issues:

• Fail to make the connection when I use gptstudio
• add a function to set the URL of API KEY.

However, I did not manage to fix it with them.

Nevertheless, I followed this post accessing github from behind corporate proxy - RStudio IDE - Posit Community and it works now!

The key is to run the following code:

Sys.setenv(http_proxy="http://your_proxy_ip:your_proxy_port")
Sys.setenv(http_proxy_user="http://your_proxy_ip:your_proxy_port")
Sys.setenv(https_proxy="http://your_proxy_ip:your_proxy_port")
Sys.setenv(https_proxy_user="http://your_proxy_ip:your_proxy_port")

I add these codes to the .Rprofile.site file, so I do not need to rerun them for every project.

Perhaps this is not an elegant way to establish the connection via proxy, but it works and I hope it is useful for anyone who comes across the same problem.

Best
Kun

[JamesHWade]

@kun-ecology, it looks like you were able to solve the issue, but please reopen if it is not working.

Sorry for the very delayed reply. I've been out on parental leave.