OpenAI will not support the Hong Kong region (hkg1) for Functions
OpenAI will block API traffic from its unsupported regions, including Hong Kong, starting July 9. Vercel Functions in Hong Kong using the Edge Runtime may need to be redeployed to supported regions to maintain OpenAI API access.
This changelog entry is historical. Edge Functions are deprecated for new projects. Use with the Node.js runtime and . Use for request-time routing before a response completes.Note:Vercel FunctionsFluid computeRouting Middleware
Vercel customers making API requests to OpenAI from Functions in Hong Kong () may have received an email from OpenAI identifying API traffic from a region that OpenAI does not currently support.hkg1
OpenAI will take additional steps to block API traffic from unsupported countries and territories on . We understand this block will include Functions in the Hong Kong region on Vercel. While the majority of functions execute in this region, Functions using the Edge Runtime may require updates to the execution region.July 9do not
You can prevent this change affecting your deployments by specifying allowed regions for your functions and . Changing regions requires a redeployment of your application.excluding Hong Kong
Learn more about .OpenAI's supported regions
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