Get an API key

You generate and manage your own developer API keys from your profile, for any team that has the developer API enabled.

Before you start

The developer API is enabled per team, by an administrator. Until an admin enables it for a team, creating a key for that team fails with “Developer API is not enabled for this team”.

1. An administrator (Platform Admin or Client Admin) opens Admin → Developer API → Management.

2. They enable the developer API for the team, and approve at least one model the team may call. Enablement also sets the team’s rate, spend, and token quotas.

3. Once the team is enabled, you can create a key for it below.

Note

A key is scoped to one team. It carries that team’s approved models and quotas, and its usage is attributed to that team. If you belong to several teams, the Team you pick when creating a key decides which team’s models, limits, and billing the key uses. If a team you expect is missing from the list, it may not have the developer API enabled yet.

Create a key

1. Go to your profile, then API Keys.

2. Choose the Team the key belongs to (see the note above), add an optional label, then generate the key. It’s shown once, so copy it straight away and store it somewhere safe.

3. Copy the base URL shown alongside it. That’s what you point your OpenAI client at.

Use it

Set the base URL and your key in your OpenAI client, then call the API as usual. Use a model from your team’s approved list (GET /api/v1/models). Keys carry your access and your team’s quotas.

Revoke a key

Made a key you no longer need, or think one may be exposed? Revoke it from the same place. Revoking takes effect immediately.

Caution

Treat a key like a password. It’s shown only once, never commit it to source control, and revoke it the moment you suspect it’s leaked.