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API references to ChatGPT

How to send API references to ChatGPT

The hard part of asking ChatGPT about API references is not the question. It is getting the pages in front of it. This walks through what ChatGPT actually receives, what it will not get, and how to phrase the question so the extra context earns its place.

What gets captured

From API references, LocalBridge takes endpoint names, parameters, response shapes and examples. Page furniture such as navigation, sidebars and cookie notices is dropped before anything is sent, which keeps the batch small enough for ChatGPT to reason over rather than skim.

ChatGPT works best when the pages arrive as one clearly numbered block followed by your question.

Step by step

  1. Step 1

    Open the pages you care about

    Put the API references you want answered in one browser window. Leave out everything unrelated: irrelevant pages cost context and pull the answer off topic.

  2. Step 2

    Tick the tabs to send

    Open LocalBridge and tick each tab. It reads endpoint names, parameters, response shapes and examples, and drops navigation, sidebars and cookie banners.

  3. Step 3

    Send to ChatGPT

    Click the ChatGPT button. The pages arrive as a numbered list, each with its title and URL, so you can refer to source two by name.

  4. Step 4

    Ask the question that needed all of them

    Follow the context with something only the full set can answer. For example: "Write a typed client for the endpoints on these pages."

Where it falls short

Reference pages that lazy-load each endpoint only send what is expanded.

Published 2026-09-15. If OpenAI changes how ChatGPT handles pasted context, this guide is updated rather than left to drift.

Common questions

Does ChatGPT read the whole of each page?
It reads what LocalBridge captured: endpoint names, parameters, response shapes and examples. Each page is capped so one long document cannot crowd out the rest of the batch, and chatgpt works best when the pages arrive as one clearly numbered block followed by your question.
What does not come through from API references?
Reference pages that lazy-load each endpoint only send what is expanded.
Do I need to be signed in for API references behind a login?
Yes. LocalBridge reads the page exactly as your browser already renders it, so if the tab shows the content, it is captured. It never logs in for you and never stores credentials.
How many API references can I send at once?
Up to eight tabs per send, trimmed so the batch stays inside a comfortable context budget. For bigger sets, send them in themed batches and ask one question per batch.
Is the page content stored anywhere?
No. The text goes from your browser to the assistant you chose. LocalBridge does not keep a copy and does not send page content to our servers.

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