AI engineering glossary · Web APIs HTTP
What is streaming response?
Streaming response: A reply delivered in pieces as it is produced rather than all at once, so the client can start using data early. In AI APIs it lets a chat UI show tokens as they are generated, cutting perceived waiting time.
Streaming response: an example
Setting stream=true on a chat request returns many small chunks instead of one big JSON object.
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Where you learn it
Streaming response is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.