Connecting your own OpenAI key

What this is for in Lazycom

Lazycom's AI features work out of the box on a shared default model. Bringing your own OpenAI key routes your site's AI generation through your own OpenAI account and billing instead. Go to Settings → Apps, press "Switch on" on the ChatGPT card and paste the key there.

Finding the value in OpenAI's dashboard

1. Sign in at platform.openai.com — this is a separate account/dashboard from the consumer ChatGPT site.
2. Pick or create a Project (the dropdown in the top-left) — API usage, keys and billing are all scoped per project.
3. In the left sidebar, open API Keys, then Create new secret key. Give it a name (e.g. "Lazycom") so you can recognize it later.
4. The key is shown once. Copy it immediately into Lazycom's OpenAI field — you can't view it again afterward; if you lose it, delete it and create a new one.
5. Make sure the project has billing set up (Settings → Billing) — a key on a project with no payment method attached will authenticate but fail on actual requests.

Testing the connection

Use the Test Connection button under the ChatGPT card after saving the key. It sends a minimal request to confirm the key authenticates.

Troubleshooting

• Test Connection fails — check the key wasn't deleted or regenerated in OpenAI's dashboard after being saved here, and that the project has an active payment method.
• Key works but requests are slow/erroring under load — check your project's usage limits and rate limits under platform.openai.com's Limits page; a low default tier throttles heavy sites.

Safety

Never paste your OpenAI secret key into this chat — paste it directly into the Lazycom field on the app's card in Settings → Apps. If it was ever exposed elsewhere, delete it from platform.openai.com → API Keys and create a new one, then update it in Lazycom.