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How to find the API key for your AI Provider

Seed connects to multiple AI providers. Follow the steps below to get your API key from whichever service you’d like to use for live answers.

OpenAI

OpenAI

  1. Go to platform.openai.com
  2. Sign in (or create an account)
  3. Click your profile (top right)
  4. Select View API keys
  5. Click Create new secret key
  6. Copy and store it immediately (you won’t see it again)
Official OpenAI instructions on obtaining an API key
Anthropic Claude

Anthropic (Claude)

  1. Go to console.anthropic.com
  2. Sign in
  3. Navigate to API Keys in the sidebar
  4. Click Create Key
  5. Copy and securely store the key
Official Anthropic instructions on obtaining an API key
xAI Grok

xAI (Grok)

  1. Go to console.x.ai
  2. Sign in
  3. Open API Keys
  4. Click Create API Key
  5. Copy and store it securely
Official xAI instructions on obtaining an API key
Google Gemini

Google (Gemini via Google AI Studio)

Two paths depending on usage:

Simple Setup (AI Studio)

  1. Go to aistudio.google.com
  2. Sign in
  3. Click Get API key
  4. Create a new key
  5. Copy and store it

Production / Scalable Setup (Google Cloud)

  1. Go to console.cloud.google.com
  2. Create or select a project
  3. Enable the Generative Language API
  4. Go to Credentials
  5. Create an API key
  6. Restrict it appropriately
Official Google instructions on obtaining an API key