diff --git a/pr_agent/algo/ai_handler.py b/pr_agent/algo/ai_handler.py
index a774e105..6987d0b1 100644
--- a/pr_agent/algo/ai_handler.py
+++ b/pr_agent/algo/ai_handler.py
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ class AiHandler:
             openai.api_key = settings.openai.key
             if settings.get("OPENAI.ORG", None):
                 openai.organization = settings.openai.org
+            self.deployment_id = settings.get("OPENAI.DEPLOYMENT_ID", None)
+            if settings.get("OPENAI.API_TYPE", None):
+                openai.api_type = settings.openai.api_type
+            if settings.get("OPENAI.API_VERSION", None):
+                openai.engine = settings.openai.api_version
+            if settings.get("OPENAI.API_BASE", None):
+                openai.api_base = settings.openai.api_base
         except AttributeError as e:
             raise ValueError("OpenAI key is required") from e
 
@@ -23,6 +30,7 @@ class AiHandler:
         try:
             response = await openai.ChatCompletion.acreate(
                             model=model,
+                            deployment_id=self.deployment_id,
                             messages=[
                                 {"role": "system", "content": system},
                                 {"role": "user", "content": user}
diff --git a/pr_agent/settings/.secrets_template.toml b/pr_agent/settings/.secrets_template.toml
index eb2f9b76..458d5dba 100644
--- a/pr_agent/settings/.secrets_template.toml
+++ b/pr_agent/settings/.secrets_template.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 [openai]
 key = "<API_KEY>"  # Acquire through https://platform.openai.com
 org = "<ORGANIZATION>"  # Optional, may be commented out.
+# Uncomment the following for Azure OpenAI
+#api_type = "azure"
+#api_version = '2023-05-15'  # Check Azure documentation for the current API version
+#api_base = "<API_BASE>"  # The base URL for your Azure OpenAI resource. e.g. "https://<your resource name>.openai.azure.com"
+#deployment_id = "<DEPLOYMENT_ID>"  # The deployment name you chose when you deployed the engine
 
 [github]
 # ---- Set the following only for deployment type == "user"