Instructor Python SDK Integration

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Instructor is a popular framework for extracting structured output from text using LLMs. Here’s how you can use Helicone to track your calls while using Instructor:

Follow useinstructor.com to get setup with Instructor's JS SDK.

Modify the base url and add a Helicone-Auth header

client = instructor.from_openai(OpenAI(
    base_url="https://oai.helicone.ai/v1",
    api_key=OPENAI_API_KEY,
    default_headers={
        "Helicone-Auth": "Bearer " + HELICONE_API_KEY
    }
))

Call OpenAI using Instructor and see the logs on Helicone.

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