Getting started

Connecting your OpenAI API key

Where to find your key, how it is stored, and what to do if verification fails.

1. 1

   Sign in at platform.openai.com, open the API keys section of your account and create a new secret key. Copy it immediately — OpenAI shows it only once.

2. 2

   In Manucheck, open OpenAI API Settings and paste the key. We call the OpenAI models endpoint to verify the key works before storing anything.

3. 3

   The key is encrypted with AES-256-GCM using a master key held in secret storage. It is never logged, never returned to the browser, and only the last four characters are displayed.

4. 4

   If verification fails with an authentication error, the key was mistyped or has been revoked. If it fails with a quota error, add billing credit to your OpenAI account.

5. 5

   Removing the key deletes the encrypted record entirely. Analyses already completed are unaffected.