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OpenAI API
To leverage the AI model capabilities of the OpenAI platform, the entire process mainly involves two steps:
First, register an account on the OpenAI platform.
Second, create and securely store your API key within your account.
Below is the complete guide to getting started with the OpenAI platform. Following the "register first, then retrieve the key" approach, this guide will take you step by step from scratch to being fully operational with ease.
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1. Email + Password Registration
Process: Open the registration page (such as chat.openai.com/auth/signup or platform API address platform.openai.com/signup）。
Enter your email address and password in the "Username + Password" section, then click "Continue."
Log in to your email and click the verification link sent by OpenAI to complete email verification.
Fill in your name, birthday, and other information as prompted, then click "Agree" to begin using the service.
Feature: No need to rely on third-party accounts, suitable for users who do not wish to link Google/Microsoft accounts.
Note: If you later want to generate your first API key, you will still need to complete a phone number verification (domestic users can use SMS platforms for verification codes).
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2. Google Login
Click the "Continue with Google" button on the registration page. After completing authorization through Google OAuth, you can log in and use the service directly without setting an additional password.
Applicable scenario: sers who already have a Google account and wish to register quickly, avoiding the need to remember multiple passwords.
Login consistency: Thereafter, you must log in using the same Google account; you cannot log in to the same account using email + password or other methods.
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3. Microsoft Login
Click the "Continue with Microsoft" button on the registration page to complete registration through Microsoft OAuth authorization (Outlook/Hotmail/Live accounts).
Applicable scenario: Users who already have Microsoft ecosystem accounts and wish to link with Azure, Office 365, and other services.
Note: Similar to Google login, subsequent logins can only be made through this OAuth entry point.
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4. Apple Login
Click the "Continue with Apple" button to initiate the Apple login process.
On the authorization screen, users can select "Hide my email" to ensure their real email address is not disclosed to third parties. Note: Similar to Google login, subsequent logins can only be made through this OAuth entry point.
After users confirm with Face ID/Touch ID or by entering their Apple ID password, Apple returns an authorization code and ID token to OpenAI. The OpenAI backend uses this authorization code to exchange user identity tokens with Apple's token endpoint, and upon successful verification, creates or logs into the corresponding ChatGPT account.
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5. Obtain API Key
Visit OpenAI official website to register for an account or log in to your existing account: https://platform.openai.com
Click Start building in the top-right corner.
Fill in the required information to create your project.
Specify a name for your API and generate your API key
Copy the generated API key and store it securely.