OpenAI API key hygiene for AI agents: project keys, restricted keys, and what an agent should actually use.
Jun 1, 2026•15 min read
OpenAI API key hygiene for AI agents: project keys, restricted keys, and what an agent should actually use
OpenAI ships four key types and per-endpoint scopes most teams never enable. Here is which one to hand an AI agent, how to scope it correctly, and where the dashboard stops helping.
Priyansh Khodiyar