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# OpenAI Administration - How to Connect Your Account

# Overview

To connect your **OpenAI Administration** account, you need to authenticate using an **Admin Key**.
This key allows you to access OpenAI's Administration APIs for programmatic administration of your account, and more.

**Note**
Admin keys cannot be used for non-administration endpoints.

This guide will help you retrieve your Admin key and set up the connection.

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### Prerequisites

* An **OpenAI account** with an active subscription or free-tier access.
* An Admin key generated from your OpenAI account settings.

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### Step 1: Retrieve Your OpenAI Admin Key

1. Log in to your [OpenAI account](https://platform.openai.com/signup/).

2. Navigate to the **Admin Keys** section under **Settings**.

3. Click **Create new Admin key** to generate a new Admin key.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/uDZk6hrkY8wQj326/integrations/all/openai-admin/openai_admin.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=uDZk6hrkY8wQj326&q=85&s=9c3081f592cf8536e91a814834a759a0" width="1308" height="494" data-path="integrations/all/openai-admin/openai_admin.png" />

4. Copy the key and save it in a secure location. For security reasons, OpenAI will not show the key again after this step.

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### Step 2: Connect Your OpenAI Account

To authenticate with OpenAI, you need to provide your Admin key. Follow these steps to connect:

1. Go to the OpenAI connection form in the integration setup.

2. Enter your Admin key in the **Admin Key** field.
   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/uDZk6hrkY8wQj326/integrations/all/openai-admin/openai_form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=uDZk6hrkY8wQj326&q=85&s=b4ad415e99adac1a0973053350c34fb1" width="500" height="600" data-path="integrations/all/openai-admin/openai_form.png" />

3. Submit the form to complete the connection.

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