ragflow/docs/guides/llm_api_key_setup.md
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# Configure your API key
An API key is required for RAGFlow to interact with an online AI model. This guide provides information about setting your API key in RAGFlow.
## Get your API key
For now, RAGFlow supports the following online LLMs. Clik the corresponding link to apply for your API key. Most LLM providers grant newly-created accounts trial credit, which will expire in a couple of months, or a promotional amount of free quota.
- [OpenAI](https://platform.openai.com/login?launch),
- [Tongyi-Qianwen](https://dashscope.console.aliyun.com/model),
- [ZHIPU-AI](https://open.bigmodel.cn/),
- [Moonshot](https://platform.moonshot.cn/docs),
- [DeepSeek](https://platform.deepseek.com/api-docs/),
- [Baichuan](https://www.baichuan-ai.com/home),
- [VolcEngine](https://www.volcengine.com/docs/82379).
:::note
If you find your online LLM is not on the list, don't feel disheartened. The list is expanding, and you can [file a feature request](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/issues/new?assignees=&labels=feature+request&projects=&template=feature_request.yml&title=%5BFeature+Request%5D%3A+) with us! Alternatively, if you have customized models or have locally-deployed models, you can [bind them to RAGFlow using Ollama or Xinference](./deploy_local_llm.md).
:::
## Configure your API key
You have two options for configuring your API key:
- Configure it in **service_conf.yaml** before starting RAGFlow.
- Configure it on the **Model Providers** page after logging into RAGFlow.
### Configure API key before starting up RAGFlow
1. Navigate to **./docker/ragflow**.
2. Find entry **user_default_llm**:
- Update `factory` with your chosen LLM.
- Update `api_key` with yours.
- Update `base_url` if you use a proxy to connect to the remote service.
3. Reboot your system for your changes to take effect.
4. Log into RAGFlow.
_After logging into RAGFlow, you will find your chosen model appears under **Added models** on the **Model Providers** page._
### Configure API key after logging into RAGFlow
:::caution WARNING
After logging into RAGFlow, configuring API key through the **service_conf.yaml** file will no longer take effect.
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After logging into RAGFlow, you You can *only* configure API Key on the **Model Providers** page:
1. Click on your logo on the top right of the page **>** **Model Providers**.
2. Find your model card under **Models to be added** and click **Add the model**:
![add model](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/assets/93570324/07e43f63-367c-4c9c-8ed3-8a3a24703f4e)
3. Paste your API key.
4. Fill in your base URL if you use a proxy to connect to the remote service.
5. Click OK to confirm your changes.
:::note
If you wish to update an existing API key at a later point:
![update api key](https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow/assets/93570324/0bfba679-33f7-4f6b-9ed6-f0e6e4b228ad)
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