# The API Access keys are not working for me

**URL:** https://community.openai.com/t/the-api-access-keys-are-not-working-for-me/342627
**Category:** API
**Created:** [August 31, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/the-api-access-keys-are-not-working-for-me/342627 "2023-08-31T08:57:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![soumya198725](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/soumya198725/32/189052_2.png) [@soumya198725](https://community.openai.com/u/soumya198725)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/the-api-access-keys-are-not-working-for-me/342627/1 "2023-08-31T08:57:08Z")

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Hi Team,  
Post generating the access keys when trying to utilize the same on Chatabc.ai portal ,its not working for me . Please assist to authenticate me and enable my access .

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/3X/3/4/34531ae34c001f2376c337e5c6b23b82b2fa24d4.jpeg)

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### Author: ![\_j](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/_j/32/719663_2.png) [@\_j](https://community.openai.com/u/_j)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/the-api-access-keys-are-not-working-for-me/342627/2 "2023-08-31T09:21:29Z")

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You can now go into your OpenAI account [API key management](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys) and delete the key, so it is not abused by plugging a key into someone else’s nonfunctional site that could be logging and stealing them…and sharing most of the key in your screenshot.