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# HUIT API key notes/walkthrough

## link trail 

* [help page](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=15c44631479eca109f7d957c416d43fa)
* [Harvard API Portal](https://portal.apis.huit.harvard.edu/apis?search=ai%2520services)
    * login w/ Harvard Key 
    * brings you to the API Catalog page, with "AI services" already filtered
        * [AWS Bedrock](https://portal.apis.huit.harvard.edu/docs/ais-bedrock-llm/1/overview#Getting-Started)
            * models: 
                * anthropic
                * meta
                * mistral
        * [OpenAI Direct](https://portal.apis.huit.harvard.edu/docs/ais-openai-direct/1/overview)
            * models: 
                * OpenAI API models
* Open your chosen option
    *  "You can register your app here in the API portal using the instructions in the Request Access section below."
        *  Please note: Before being approved for access, you will need to provide a HUIT Billing ID. If you don't already have one, please fill out and submit [this online form](https://billing.huit.harvard.edu/portal/allusers/newcustomer) for HUIT Finance: HUIT Billing Form for New Customers. 
            *  check with your department to see if you having a HUIT billing ID before requesting. It takes the form of "B#####" 
* First, [create a team](https://portal.apis.huit.harvard.edu/create-a-team#top)
    * You will need to name your team and provide a description. 
    * Then, you can add "members" to your team, with the following tiers available: 
        * ![alt text](https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T0HTW3H0V-F08DULR5RT5/screenshot_2025-02-18_at_10.24.27_am.png?pub_secret=91f8dbca17)
* Then, [create an app](https://portal.apis.huit.harvard.edu/register-an-app#top) associated with that team and request an API key 
    * You need to have a name and description for your app. Through this app, you can request multiple different API keys. 
        * Approval can take up to 48 hours
            * an email will be sent from HUIT with a link to the [H{API} Platform Utility Application](https://utility.apis.huit.harvard.edu/ui/access)
                * this is where you will input your HUIT billing code from above
        * Keys will then appear in this terminal. Here is [a guide](https://portal.apis.huit.harvard.edu/access-api-keys#top) for viewing these keys.



