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The Batch API Decided to Make Hundreds of Requests That I Didn't Request. What's Up?

OpenAI Developer Community May 3, 2026
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Case Number: 08359823

Hi,

Thank you for following up and for your continued patience. We understand that it’s been frustrating not to receive a clear answer regarding whether any work was actually returned from your Batch API job.

We’re currently investigating your case in more detail to determine exactly what (if any) completed work was returned to you, and to clarify why charges were applied. As soon as we have a concrete update, we will reach out here.

Thank you again for your patience as we work through this. If you have any additional details or files you’d like to share in the meantime, please reply to this thread.

Best,

Samanta

OpenAI Support

I’m looking forward to their response, which I plan to publish here. I am very interested in how they define “returned work.”

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