# OpenAIResource.withApiKey

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.OpenAI](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.openai.md)
- Defined on: [OpenAIResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.openai/openairesource.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Kind: `method`

Configures the API key for the OpenAI parent resource from a parameter.

## Definition

```typescript
interface OpenAIResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  withApiKey(apiKey: ParameterResource): OpenAIResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
withApiKey(apiKey: ParameterResource): OpenAIResource
```

## Parameters

- `apiKey` (`ParameterResource`)

## Returns

[OpenAIResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.openai/openairesource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [OpenAIResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.openai/openairesource.md) -- `handle`