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# autogen.oai.openai_utils.retrieve_assistants_by_name

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#### retrieve\_assistants\_by\_name

```python theme={null}
retrieve_assistants_by_name(client: OpenAI, name: str) -> list['Assistant']
```

Return the assistants with the given name from OAI assistant API

<b>Parameters:</b>

| Name     | Description      |
| -------- | ---------------- |
| `client` | **Type:** OpenAI |
| `name`   | **Type:** str    |

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