5 Easy Steps to Start With The OpenAI API

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Ever wondered how to unleash the potential of the OpenAI API key? Well, look no further. This blog is your roadmap to understanding and setting up your OpenAI API key. We’ll walk you through the process step by step, making it as easy as pie. Let’s dive into the world of OpenAI magic! 🚀✨

Step 1: Go to https://platform.openai.com/api-keys …You will have to login using your Email and Password.

This will be your User Interface

After Signing in, you can create your API key using “Create New Secret Key”

Click on “Create New Secret Kery”

Step 2: After Clicking on the “Create New Secret Key”. You will have the options to select your own Preferences like what are the models can use this key and can also accept/decline the permissions of your choice.

Step 3: Copy the key to the clipboard

Select the Permissions of your Choice

Step 4: Your API Key is Generated !!!!

Now, Open VS Code or any Editor you use.

Step 1: Open a folder where you want to create your Python file.

Step 2: Create a Python file or an IPYNB file.”

“Follow the code to set up your OpenAI API key.”

Code Method 1 :

import openai
import os

from dotenv import load_dotenv, find_dotenv
_ = load_dotenv(find_dotenv())

openai.api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")

print(openai.api_key)

The output of the code is “None”. Wonder why ??

To avoid this type of Problem, First of all, we must create a “.env” file in the same directory where the file is created.

Next, Store your API key in the “.env” file. Make sure your ENV file does not have any name like “demo.env” or “abc.env”. It should just be “.env”.

OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

Now, if you print(openai.api_key), your API key will get printed.

Code Method 2:

import openai
import os

OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
openai.api_key=OPENAI_API_KEY
print(openai.api_key)

This will print the correct output key, but this is not recommended as your key is open to all and it is available in the main file.

Code Method 3:

Step 1: Create 2 Python files, store the OPENAI API KEY in one file, and then import it into another file as shown in the below code.

Here Demo.py stores the OPENAI API KEY and it is imported here in the file2.py

import openai
import os
from demo import OPENAI_API_KEY 

openai.api_key=OPENAI_API_KEY
print(openai.api_key)

This will also print the correct output key and it is better than Code Method 2 as it does not reveal the Key in this Python file.

The setup is all done! You can now use your OpenAI API key to Generate messages. However, here’s the fun part — you need to write a bit more code to make the magic happen! Click here to get the extra code and start your GPT adventure in your own Editor!”🪄✨