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Use your workspace’s OpenAI or Claude API billing for internal Agent text and eligible account tools. This connection is separate from AutoAdy API keys, which let external clients call AutoAdy.

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Prepare the provider account

You need an API key with access to the Agent model shown in the provider card and working API billing. OpenAI keys come from the OpenAI API platform; Claude keys come from the Claude Console. ChatGPT and Claude consumer subscriptions do not fund these API calls. Set up API billing separately with OpenAI or Claude. Only the AutoAdy workspace owner can connect, check, replace, or disconnect these keys. Owners and media buyers in that workspace can use the connected provider; Client Viewers cannot. This is a workspace connection, not a separate key for each selected ad account.

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Connect and check

  1. As the owner, open Settings → AI & Agents → AI providers.
  2. On OpenAI or Claude by Anthropic, choose Connect API key.
  3. Paste the Provider API key. For a Claude key that spans multiple provider workspaces, supply its Workspace ID when required.
  4. Choose Connect key. Wait for Connected and the masked key suffix, then check that it identifies the key you intended.
  5. Use Check connection for a later authentication/model-access check.
The check reads the provider’s model list. It does not generate content or guarantee a future balance, rate limit, or successful response. Keys are encrypted on the server; the saved secret is not exposed to workspace operators.
Example OpenAI provider card with an empty API-key field

Illustrative setup with fictional data. Paste your own key in this field; the example shows an unconnected provider.

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Choose what pays for the conversation

Open Credits and AI in the app sidebar, then use Use in AutoAdy before sending an Agent request. AutoAdy credits is the default; choose OpenAI API key or Claude API key when its connection is available. Connect Claude or GPT opens provider setup.
Example Credits and AI popover with AutoAdy credits selected

Illustrative sidebar popover. This workspace uses credits; connected provider choices become available after setup.

In API-key mode, eligible Agent text is billed by that provider and does not consume AutoAdy text credits. Supported tools include account reads and ordinary account-management actions; ad-account permissions, plan gates, previews, and required user approvals still apply. An own key does not authorize a change by itself. Images, reports, and other paid AI tools are unavailable in this mode. To use them, explicitly select AutoAdy credits and review the quoted cost. AutoAdy does not silently fall back to credits if your provider fails. Failed or stopped requests can still incur provider charges. Expand the response’s OpenAI API billing or Claude API billing details for token and attempt usage where available; your provider’s billing records determine the invoice total.

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Replace or disconnect

Choose Replace key, enter the replacement, and use Connect key. Verify the new masked suffix and Check connection before returning to the Agent. Revoke an exposed or retired key in its provider console as well. Disconnect removes this workspace’s saved connection. It does not revoke the key at OpenAI or Anthropic. Reopen the conversation after a key or workspace-access change before continuing.

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Recover a failed response

If provider settings cannot load, choose Retry; existing keys have not changed. For persistent configuration errors, contact support with the provider and message, never the secret key.