Spotify, Canva and other apps can now connect to ChatGPT (www.engadget.com)

OpenAI announced at DevDay that ChatGPT can now connect directly to third-party apps using a new Apps SDK, letting users invoke services like Spotify, Canva, Coursera, Figma and Zillow right inside chat. To use an app you simply mention it in conversation (e.g., “Spotify, make a playlist for my party this Friday”) and — after a one-time account link — ChatGPT can call that app’s features to generate content or recommendations and then surface the results or a link back to the native app. DoorDash, OpenTable, Target and Uber are planned in the coming weeks, and OpenAI says it will begin accepting developer submissions and monetization options later this year. The move is significant because it shifts ChatGPT from a purely conversational model into an action-oriented platform that can orchestrate real-world tasks and workflows across external services. Technically, the Apps SDK enables prompt-driven invocation and account-authorized actions, which creates new opportunities for integrated automation, personalized recommendations and richer multimodal outputs (e.g., design drafts, playlists, course suggestions). It also raises practical considerations for developers and users — authentication flows, data-sharing and safety/review controls — that OpenAI is still refining as the ecosystem and monetization guidelines roll out.