Last update: December 25th, 2025

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In short: Create an OpenAI API key, then open your Shipper project and tell the builder chat to connect ChatGPT using that key. Once connected, your app can send prompts to ChatGPT and use its responses instantly.

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You can connect ChatGPT (OpenAI) to your Shipper app to power chat interfaces, assistants, and AI-driven features using your own OpenAI API key.

Once connected, your app can send prompts to ChatGPT and receive responses in real time, using context from your app.

What you need before starting

• Before connecting ChatGPT, make sure you have an OpenAI API key.
• This key controls usage and billing, so keep it private.

How to Integrate ChatGPT into Shipper

1. Create an OpenAI API key

Go to the OpenAI dashboard and generate a new API key.

Copy the key and keep it somewhere safe. You’ll paste it into Shipper in the next steps.

2. Tell Shipper to connect ChatGPT

From your Shipper dashboard, open the project where you want to use ChatGPT.