EU Endpoints (eu.api.openai.com/...) fails with "geography restrictions" reason

OpenAI demoed this endpoint a few months ago:

https://eu.api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions

Trying to use it in the API I get: “This endpoint is only accessible by projects with geography restrictions enabled.” However I have never found this option. Any ideas how to get this running?

Welcome back.

Are you using the old style API keys? Might look into minting a new key and give it proper permissions.

Creating a new API key, i however do not see where i can enable “geography restrictions” as requested by the error that arises when using the EU endpoint

I checked with OpenAI: As of January 2025, eu.api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions is available only to selected Enterprise customers who have undergone an application process.

I anticipate that access will be expanded, but no timeline has been provided.

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