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Connect to OpenAI

To get started with Proxana, you need to create a proxy that targets the OpenAI API. This will allow you to securely authenticate and make requests to OpenAI without exposing your API key in your code.

Steps​

You can follow these steps to set up your proxy:

  1. Create a Proxy:

    • Go to the Proxana dashboard, under the Proxies section.
    • Click on Create Proxy and enter a name for your proxy, such as openai-proxy.
    • Set the target URL to https://api.openai.com which is the base URL for OpenAI's API.
    • Click Next to proceed to the next step.

  2. Configure Key Placement:

    • Select Header as the place for placing your API key.
    • Enter Authorization as the header name.
    • Enter Bearer as the prefix for the header value.
    • Click Next to continue.

  3. Add a Secret:

    • Choose an existing secret or create a new one to store your OpenAI API key.
    • If creating a new secret, enter a name like OpenAIKey and paste your OpenAI API key into the value field.
    • Click Finish to create your proxy.

You now have a proxy set up that will handle authentication for OpenAI requests!

  1. Use the Proxy in Your Application:
    • In the details page of your proxy, you will find the proxy URL. This is the URL you will use in your application to make requests to OpenAI.
    • For example, your proxy URL might look like https://openai-proxy123abc.proxana.dev.
    • Use this URL in your application to make requests to OpenAI's API. Proxana will automatically handle the authentication using the API key stored in your secret.

You can now make requests to OpenAI's API through your Proxana proxy without exposing your API key in your code.

Note

The paths and parameters for the OpenAI API remain the same, so you can use the same endpoints as you would normally, just with the Proxana proxy URL instead of the OpenAI base URL.

OpenAI Proxy Template​

Proxana provides a library of pre-configured proxy templates that you can use to quickly set up a proxy.

You can find the OpenAI proxy template in the Proxana dashboard when creating a new proxy. This template includes all the necessary configurations to connect to OpenAI's API. You just need to provide your OpenAI API key, and the template will handle the rest.

You can use this template to create a proxy in just a few clicks, without having to manually configure each setting.