diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 6aadfd15a0..2e53c0e7ac 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "mysql2": "2.3.3",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.7",
     "open": "8.4.0",
+    "openai": "^3.2.1",
     "pg": "8.5.1",
     "posthog-node": "1.3.0",
     "pouchdb": "7.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
index 2a6b760725..de92efb676 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import * as filter from "./steps/filter"
 import * as delay from "./steps/delay"
 import * as queryRow from "./steps/queryRows"
 import * as loop from "./steps/loop"
+import * as openai from "./steps/openai"
 import env from "../environment"
 import {
   AutomationStepSchema,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ const ACTION_IMPLS: Record<
   DELAY: delay.run,
   FILTER: filter.run,
   QUERY_ROWS: queryRow.run,
+  OPEN_AI: openai.run,
   // these used to be lowercase step IDs, maintain for backwards compat
   discord: discord.run,
   slack: slack.run,
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ export const BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS: Record<string, AutomationStepSchema> =
     FILTER: filter.definition,
     QUERY_ROWS: queryRow.definition,
     LOOP: loop.definition,
+    OPEN_AI: openai.definition,
     // these used to be lowercase step IDs, maintain for backwards compat
     discord: discord.definition,
     slack: slack.definition,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/openai.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/openai.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79586bb712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/openai.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { Configuration, OpenAIApi } from "openai";
+import {
+  AutomationActionStepId,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+import * as automationUtils from "../automationUtils"
+import environment from "../../environment";
+
+enum Model {
+  GPT_35_TURBO = "gpt-3.5-turbo",
+  // will only work with api keys that have access to the GPT4 API
+  // GPT_4 = "gpt-4",
+}
+
+export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
+  name: "OpenAI",
+  tagline: "Send prompts to ChatGPT",
+  icon: "Algorithm",
+  description: "Interact with the OpenAI ChatGPT API.",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
+  internal: true,
+  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.OPEN_AI,
+  inputs: {
+    prompt: "",
+  },
+  schema: {
+    inputs: {
+      properties: {
+        prompt: {
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          title: "Prompt",
+        },
+        model: {
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          title: "Model",
+          enum: Object.values(Model),
+        },
+      },
+      required: ["prompt", "model"],
+    },
+    outputs: {
+      properties: {
+        success: {
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
+          description: "Whether the action was successful",
+        },
+        response: {
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          description: "What was output",
+        },
+      },
+      required: ["success", "response"],
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+export async function run({ inputs, context }: AutomationStepInput) {
+  if (!environment.OPENAI_API_KEY) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      response: "OpenAI API Key not configured - please add the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.",
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (inputs.prompt == null) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      response: "Budibase OpenAI Automation Failed: No prompt supplied",
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const configuration = new Configuration({
+      apiKey: environment.OPENAI_API_KEY,
+    });
+
+    const openai = new OpenAIApi(configuration);
+
+    const completion = await openai.createChatCompletion({
+      model: inputs.model,
+      messages: [
+        {
+          role: "user",
+          content: inputs.prompt
+        }
+      ],
+    });
+
+    let response = completion?.data?.choices[0]?.message?.content
+
+    return {
+      response,
+      success: true,
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      response: automationUtils.getError(err),
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/openai.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/openai.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ba9463f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/openai.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+const setup = require("./utilities")
+import environment from "../../environment";
+import openai from "openai"
+
+jest.mock("openai", jest.fn(() => ({
+  Configuration: jest.fn(),
+  OpenAIApi: jest.fn(() => ({
+    createChatCompletion: jest.fn(() => ({
+      data: {
+        choices: [
+          {
+            message: {
+              content: "This is a test"
+            },
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }))
+  }))
+})))
+
+const OPENAI_PROMPT = "What is the meaning of life?"
+
+describe("test the openai action", () => {
+  let config = setup.getConfig()
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await config.init()
+  })
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    environment.OPENAI_API_KEY = "abc123"
+  })
+
+  afterAll(setup.afterAll)
+
+
+  it("should present the correct error message when the OPENAI_API_KEY variable isn't set", async () => {
+    delete environment.OPENAI_API_KEY
+
+    let res = await setup.runStep("OPEN_AI",
+      {
+        prompt: OPENAI_PROMPT
+      }
+    )
+    expect(res.response).toEqual("OpenAI API Key not configured - please add the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.")
+    expect(res.success).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to receive a response from ChatGPT given a prompt", async () => {
+    const res = await setup.runStep("OPEN_AI",
+      {
+        prompt: OPENAI_PROMPT
+      }
+    )
+    expect(res.response).toEqual("This is a test")
+    expect(res.success).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
+
+  it("should present the correct error message when a prompt is not provided", async () => {
+    const res = await setup.runStep("OPEN_AI",
+      {
+        prompt: null
+      }
+    )
+    expect(res.response).toEqual("Budibase OpenAI Automation Failed: No prompt supplied")
+    expect(res.success).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
+  it("should present the correct error message when an error is thrown from the createChatCompletion call", async () => {
+    openai.OpenAIApi.mockImplementation(() => ({
+      createChatCompletion: jest.fn(() => {
+        throw new Error("An error occurred while calling createChatCompletion");
+      }),
+    }));
+
+    const res = await setup.runStep("OPEN_AI", {
+      prompt: OPENAI_PROMPT,
+    });
+
+    expect(res.response).toEqual("Error: An error occurred while calling createChatCompletion")
+    expect(res.success).toBeFalsy()
+  });
+})
diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.ts b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
index 1bd5a6486c..9a52b18e08 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const environment = {
   BB_ADMIN_USER_EMAIL: process.env.BB_ADMIN_USER_EMAIL,
   BB_ADMIN_USER_PASSWORD: process.env.BB_ADMIN_USER_PASSWORD,
   PLUGINS_DIR: process.env.PLUGINS_DIR || "/plugins",
+  OPENAI_API_KEY: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
   // flags
   ALLOW_DEV_AUTOMATIONS: process.env.ALLOW_DEV_AUTOMATIONS,
   DISABLE_THREADING: process.env.DISABLE_THREADING,
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
index aa600c6375..eaff533761 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export enum AutomationActionStepId {
   FILTER = "FILTER",
   QUERY_ROWS = "QUERY_ROWS",
   LOOP = "LOOP",
+  OPEN_AI = "OPEN_AI",
   // these used to be lowercase step IDs, maintain for backwards compat
   discord = "discord",
   slack = "slack",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 260f0ae6a6..3d233dbe76 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1486,15 +1486,15 @@
     pouchdb-promise "^6.0.4"
     through2 "^2.0.0"
 
-"@budibase/pro@2.5.6-alpha.29":
-  version "2.5.6-alpha.29"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-2.5.6-alpha.29.tgz#71414f68a296535ef53ffb0453352ea137c4aeab"
-  integrity sha512-tQuzMOo2WFxKvsUgYAfUEcLabRpmAD7hPlhBhCFzYasaXNbJiPhcwv4i52US0i0Wr2IXMb2X0d7fwa8tnbKzIA==
+"@budibase/pro@2.5.6-alpha.30":
+  version "2.5.6-alpha.30"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-2.5.6-alpha.30.tgz#9b8089a983fd61a062f31a8e5757d7bb5b56fb8c"
+  integrity sha512-YTyjMHK/wsSOFJkON7a5WRJSgAr8Gh/cflRzifm6Jw1Gb8S8B8Z6uTWW/S7+psVBRGeUfV1s8biYNr71tXz2Ng==
   dependencies:
-    "@budibase/backend-core" "2.5.6-alpha.29"
+    "@budibase/backend-core" "2.5.6-alpha.30"
     "@budibase/shared-core" "2.4.44-alpha.1"
     "@budibase/string-templates" "2.4.44-alpha.1"
-    "@budibase/types" "2.5.6-alpha.29"
+    "@budibase/types" "2.5.6-alpha.30"
     "@koa/router" "8.0.8"
     bull "4.10.1"
     joi "17.6.0"
@@ -18358,6 +18358,14 @@ open@^8.4.0:
     is-docker "^2.1.1"
     is-wsl "^2.2.0"
 
+openai@^3.2.1:
+  version "3.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/openai/-/openai-3.2.1.tgz#1fa35bdf979cbde8453b43f2dd3a7d401ee40866"
+  integrity sha512-762C9BNlJPbjjlWZi4WYK9iM2tAVAv0uUp1UmI34vb0CN5T2mjB/qM6RYBmNKMh/dN9fC+bxqPwWJZUTWW052A==
+  dependencies:
+    axios "^0.26.0"
+    form-data "^4.0.0"
+
 openapi-response-validator@^9.2.0:
   version "9.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/openapi-response-validator/-/openapi-response-validator-9.3.1.tgz#54284d8be608ef53283cbe7448accce8106b1c56"