# OpenAI — Introducing the Agents API

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-10
- Category: api-release
- Coverage: 3 outlets
- Announcement: yes
- Group: covered
- Source: https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-agents-api
- Record: https://forck.live/items/9960-introducing-the-agents-api
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API
- Models affected: gpt-6-astra

OpenAI announced the Agents API in public beta, a new API that provides developers with the same harness and infrastructure used by Codex to build and run cloud agents. The API supports features such as context management, tool search, programmatic tool calling, and multi-agent subagent delegation. It also offers flexible compute environment options including OpenAI-hosted sandboxes and integrations with ecosystem partners.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-agents-api:

> Today, we’re introducing the Agents API ⁠ (opens in a new window) in public beta, bringing that same harness and infrastructure that powers Codex to developers through a simple, flexible API.

## Around this story

Outlets this record can name and link:

- The Decoder — OpenAI's new Agents API gives developers the infrastructure behind Codex and ChatGPT: https://the-decoder.com/openais-new-agents-api-gives-developers-the-infrastructure-behind-codex-and-chatgpt
- InfoWorld — OpenAI launches managed Agents API to simplify enterprise AI agent development: https://infoworld.com/article/4221163/openai-launches-managed-agents-api-to-simplify-enterprise-ai-agent-development.html
- The Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-agents-anthropic-hacking-incident-what-we-know-10872178

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