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# Configuring the OpenAI Action
[Back to Actions Integrations](/ai-for-service/integrations/overview#actions)
Connect OpenAI to generate answers from context and extract skills from documents. See [OpenAI Documentation](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/introduction) for more information.
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## Authorizations Supported
The XO Platform supports basic authentication for OpenAI. See [App Authorization Overview](/ai-for-service/app-settings#authorization-profiles) for details.
| Authorization Type | Basic Auth |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| Pre-authorize the Integration | Yes |
| Allow Users to Authorize the Integration | Yes |
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## Step 1: Enable the OpenAI Action
**Prerequisites:**
* If you don't have OpenAI credentials, create a developer account at [OpenAI](https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/authentication).
* Copy your API Key.
**Steps:**
1. Go to **App Settings** > **Integrations** > **Actions**.
2. Select **OpenAI**.
### Pre-authorize the Integration
**Basic Auth**
1. Go to **App Settings** > **Integrations** > **Actions** and select **OpenAI**.
2. In **Configurations**, select the **Authorization** tab.
3. Set **Authorization Type** to **Pre-authorize the Integration** > **Basic Auth**.
4. Enter your **API Key**.
The Platform uses the configured API Key to authorize and generate suggestions from OpenAI.
5. Click **Enable**. The **Integration Successful** pop-up is displayed.
The OpenAI action moves from *Available* to *Configured* after enabling.
### Allow End User to Authorize
1. Go to **App Settings** > **Integrations** > **Actions** and select **OpenAI**.
2. In **Configurations**, select the **Authorization** tab.
3. Set **Authorization Type** to **Allow Users to Authorize the Integration** > **Basic Auth**.
4. Click **Select Authorization** > **Create New**.
5. Select **API Key** as the authorization mechanism. See [App Authorization Overview](/ai-for-service/app-settings#authorization-profiles).
6. Enter the Basic Auth credentials:
* **Name** - Name for the auth profile.
* **Base URL** - Base tenant URL for OpenAI instance.
* **Authorization Check URL** - Authorization check URL for your OpenAI instance.
* **Description** - Description of the profile.
7. Click **Save Auth**.
8. Select the new **Authorization Profile**.
9. Click **Enable**.
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## Step 2: Install the OpenAI Action Templates
1. On the **Integration Successful** dialog, click **Explore Templates**.
2. Click **Install** to begin installation.
3. Once installed, click **Go to Dialog**. A dialog task for each template is auto-created.
4. Select the desired dialog task and click **Proceed**.
5. The dialog task is auto-created and the canvas opens with all required entity nodes, service nodes, and message scripts.
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