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Please follow these steps for your own goals and maybe by a
This is a developer forum for building with OpenAI APIs and developer products.
For learnimg, supporting esch othrIt’s community-run with volunteer moderators, and it’s not a guaranteed OpenAI staff support channel—so using the right lane saves everyone time.
Start here (rules + navigation): Community Guidelines: https://community.openai.com/guidelines�
Categories (pick the right lane): https://community.openai.com/categories�
Read this before posting (checklist): https://community.openai.com/t/read-this-before-posting-a-new-question/51�
Step-by-step: how to post so you get strong answers quickly
Search first. If the thread exists, add your details there.
Choose the right category (API/Bugs vs Product Feedback vs General): https://community.openai.com/categories�
Ask like an engineer: 1-sentence summary, expected vs observed, exact error (redacted), environment (OS/SDK/versions), timestamps (UTC).
Redact aggressively. Never post API keys/tokens/passwords/personal data/account details:
https://community.openai.com/guidelines�
Close the loop: when solved, reply with the fix—this is how the community compounds learning.
When to use the Help Center instead (official support lane) If it’s billing, login/account access, security incidents, or anything needing private account details, use
Support via the Help Center: Help Center: https://help.openai.com/
Support contact guidance: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10082939-communicating-with-openai-support�
Security bookmarks (prevents most “oops”)
Prevent unauthorized usage: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8304786-preventing-unauthorized-usage
API key safety best practices: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/5112595-best-practices-for-api-key-safety
Self-learning (solo or team) OpenAI Academy: https://academy.openai.com/
OpenAI Forum (events/resources): https://forum.openai.com/
Personal note (from real experience) When I started here, I had strong support from leaders and other developers—even through failures. I’m grateful. But as the community grows, collaboration only works with 100% security and trust. This is business and engineering, not a game: protect your IP, redact by default, and keep sensitive issues in the official support lane.
Very important: Respect!
STRATEGY - Reading - Learning - Working - Support (ask but read first) - Safety - Ebgineering wirt plan - Tests - Governance (check your area) -’ Service
Every from us is indivividuell, please respeft that!
Alone or in a team? Your choice!
In a community/team are around the world ethics rules, as in a siciety.
Religion, county, your position, schools or privat intresting - > Accept and that means aby better/wronger human!
When you are in a community, you has responsability → for the results too.
Everything is for the best OUTCOMES!
Agent systems are OK, but human data Agents are not ethically!
Also - Forward, and make the future better!
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