---
title: Generate Text
description: Learn how to generate text using the AI SDK and Next.js.
url: "https://ai-sdk.dev/v5/cookbook/next/generate-text"
docs_index: /llms.txt
tags:
  - next
---

> For an index of all documentation, see [/llms.txt](/llms.txt).

A situation may arise when you need to generate text based on a prompt. For example, you may want to generate a response to a question or summarize a body of text. The `generateText` function can be used to generate text based on the input prompt.

## Client

Let's create a simple React component that will make a POST request to the `/api/completion` endpoint when a button is clicked. The endpoint will generate text based on the input prompt.

```tsx title="app/page.tsx"
'use client';

import { useState } from 'react';

export default function Page() {
  const [generation, setGeneration] = useState('');
  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);

  return (
    <div>
      <div
        onClick={async () => {
          setIsLoading(true);

          await fetch('/api/completion', {
            method: 'POST',
            body: JSON.stringify({
              prompt: 'Why is the sky blue?',
            }),
          }).then(response => {
            response.json().then(json => {
              setGeneration(json.text);
              setIsLoading(false);
            });
          });
        }}
      >
        Generate
      </div>

      {isLoading ? 'Loading...' : generation}
    </div>
  );
}
```

## Server

Let's create a route handler for `/api/completion` that will generate text based on the input prompt. The route will call the `generateText` function from the `ai` module, which will then generate text based on the input prompt and return it.

```typescript title='app/api/completion/route.ts'
import { generateText } from 'ai';

export async function POST(req: Request) {
  const { prompt }: { prompt: string } = await req.json();

  const { text } = await generateText({
    model: 'openai/gpt-4o',
    system: 'You are a helpful assistant.',
    prompt,
  });

  return Response.json({ text });
}
```

***

[View Example on GitHub](https://github.com/vercel/ai/blob/main/examples/next-openai-pages/pages/basics/generate-text/index.tsx)

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For a semantic overview of all documentation, see [/sitemap.md](/sitemap.md)

For an index of all available documentation, see [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)

For agent-facing discovery, including API and MCP surfaces, see [/agents.md](/agents.md)