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Get an email when a new OpenAI model is available via the API

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Sunday, October 5, 2025

Here's a simple Google Apps Script to monitor for new OpenAI models:

var AlertEmail = ''; var OpenAIAPIKey = ''; function main() { // we store known models in script properties var scriptProperties = PropertiesService.getScriptProperties(); var currentProps = scriptProperties.getProperties(); var anythingNew = false; var newText = ''; // get list of models that the OpenAIAPIKey has access to var options = { 'method' : 'get', 'headers' : { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + OpenAIAPIKey }, 'muteHttpExceptions': true }; var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://api.openai.com/v1/models', options); var json = JSON.parse(response.getContentText()); // chech for new models if (json.data) { json.data.forEach(function(model) { if (!(model.id in currentProps)) { scriptProperties.setProperty(model.id, model.owned_by); anythingNew = true; newText += 'New Model: ' + model.id + '\n'; Logger.log('New Model: ' + model.id) } }); } else { Logger.log('Error: ' + response.getContentText()); } // send an email if we found anything new if (anythingNew){ MailApp.sendEmail(AlertEmail, 'New OpenAI Models on ' + new Date(), newText) } }

To get this running, paste into a new Apps Script project and enable the Gmail API under services. Add your email address and OpenAI API Key at the top. Run a couple of times and you should get an email with all the current models and then nothing the second time unless you get lucky. On Triggers set a scheduled execution with whatever frequency feels good (I use daily) and you're all set.

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