OpenAI API Error invalid_api_key: Incorrect API key provided

Critical✕ Not retryable · fix the payloadHTTP 401 UnauthorizedAI Provider

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The key is wrong, revoked or has stray whitespace. Generate a new key in the right project and check the env var actually loads at runtime.

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{"error":{"message":"Incorrect API key provided: sk-proj-****Xa9Q. You can find your API key at https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys.","type":"invalid_request_error","param":null,"code":"invalid_api_key"}}

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Last verified 2026-10-22 · Source: OpenAI error-code guide + SDK exception classes · Official docs ↗ · ~8,100 searches/mo