OpenAI credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

• OpenAI
• Chat OpenAI
• Embeddings OpenAI
• LM OpenAI

Prerequisites

Create an OpenAI (opens in a new tab) account.

Supported authentication methods

• API key

Related resources

Refer to OpenAI's API documentation (opens in a new tab) for more information about the service.

Using API key

To configure this credential, you'll need:

• An API Key
• An Organization ID: Required if you belong to multiple organizations; otherwise, leave this blank.

To generate your API Key:

1. Login to your OpenAI account or create (opens in a new tab) an account.
2. Open your API keys (opens in a new tab) page.
3. Select Create new secret key to create an API key, optionally naming the key.
4. Copy your key and add it as the API Key in n8n.

Refer to the API Quickstart Account Setup documentation (opens in a new tab) for more information.

To find your Organization ID:

1. Go to your Organization Settings (opens in a new tab) page.
2. Copy your Organization ID and add it as the Organization ID in n8n.

Refer to Setting up your organization (opens in a new tab) for more information. Note that API requests made using an Organization ID will count toward the organization's subscription quota.