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OpenRouter

Create an OpenRouter API key with a spending cap and send it to us. About 5 minutes.

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You need this from us first

  • Suggested credit limit (optional)

Don't have it? Ask your Uplifted contact.

What we need
1 API key, with a credit limit
Time
about 5 minutes
Who can do this
the account owner
Plan needed
no plan. You pay as you go with prepaid credits.

Before you start

Step 1: Add credits (skip if you already have some)

  1. Open Credits

    Log in and go to openrouter.ai/settings/credits.

    Credits page with balance and add credits button
    Credits page with balance and add credits button

  2. Add credits

    Add the amount we agreed and pay. A small card fee applies.

Step 2: Create the API key

  1. Open API keys

    Go to openrouter.ai/settings/keys. Click New Key (top right).

    API keys page with create key button
    API keys page with create key button

  2. Name it and set a limit

    • Name: "Uplifted Consulting".
    • Expiration: choose No expiration, unless we agreed an end date.
    • Credit limit: the amount we agreed ($50, $250, $1,000 or Custom amount). This caps what the key can spend.
    • Reset limit every...: choose Monthly if you want the limit to refill each month. Leave it as it is for a one-time cap.

    Click Create.

    Create key form with name, credit limit and reset options
    Create key form with name, credit limit and reset options

  3. Copy the key

    Under Your new key, click the copy icon next to the key. It starts with sk-or-.

    Careful

    The key is only shown once. If you lose it, create a new one.

    New key shown with copy button, key blurred
    New key shown with copy button, key blurred

Send it to us

Send it with OneTimeSecret

Paste the key into OneTimeSecret, create the link, and send us only the link. Label it "OpenRouter API key".

Something not right?

I made a Management key by mistake

Management keys (on the Management keys page) cannot run AI requests. Go to the normal API keys page at openrouter.ai/settings/keys and create the key there.

We hit the limit. How do I raise it?

On the API keys page, open the key's menu and edit its credit limit. You don't need a new key.

The key has a limit, but requests still fail

Your account may be out of credits. The key's limit is a cap, not money. Add credits on the Credits page.

Last checked: 22 Oct 2026 against OpenRouter's authentication docs.

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