# Configure OpenAI & DALL-E

{% hint style="warning" %}
<mark style="color:orange;">Remember to add</mark> <mark style="color:orange;"></mark><mark style="color:orange;">**credits**</mark> <mark style="color:orange;"></mark><mark style="color:orange;">to your</mark> <mark style="color:orange;"></mark><mark style="color:orange;">**OpenAI**</mark> <mark style="color:orange;"></mark><mark style="color:orange;">account. This will prevent</mark> <mark style="color:orange;"></mark><mark style="color:orange;">**'quota exceeded'**</mark> <mark style="color:orange;"></mark><mark style="color:orange;">issues and ensure that calls made to the API through the model continue to function smoothly.</mark>

[<mark style="color:orange;">**https://platform.openai.com/account/billing**</mark>](https://platform.openai.com/account/billing)
{% endhint %}

### Set up a payment method

{% embed url="https://platform.openai.com/account/billing/payment-methods" %}

### Generate your API key using the link provided below

{% embed url="https://platform.openai.com/api-keys" %}

**VIDEO:** [https://4c4a01da8bad2dda6df45b57c1f3581d.cdn.bubble.io/f1702151612399x926335255737517700/OpenAI\_call.mp4](https://4c4a01da8bad2dda6df45b57c1f3581d.cdn.bubble.io/f1702151612399x926335255737517700/OpenAI_call.mp4)

{% embed url="https://4c4a01da8bad2dda6df45b57c1f3581d.cdn.bubble.io/f1702151612399x926335255737517700/OpenAI_call.mp4?_gl=1*1bc51un*_gcl_au*NzE1MDgzMjQ1LjE3MDIxNDgzNDA.*_ga*MjA3MzU5NTEwNS4xNzAyMTQ4MzQw*_ga_BFPVR2DEE2*MTcwMjE0ODMzOS4xLjEuMTcwMjE1MTYwNS4yNi4wLjA." %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
<mark style="color:red;">Always check the</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">**status**</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">of the</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">**OpenAI API**</mark><mark style="color:red;">!</mark>
{% endhint %}

{% embed url="https://status.openai.com/" %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
<mark style="color:red;">Always check the</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">**status**</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">of the</mark> <mark style="color:red;"></mark><mark style="color:red;">**Bubble**</mark><mark style="color:red;">!</mark>
{% endhint %}

{% embed url="https://status.bubble.io/" %}
