Error with 'python -m autogpt' command. Please set your OpenAI API key in .env or as an environment variable. You can get your key from https://beta.openai.com/account/api-keys

[Streete]

Duplicates

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Steps to reproduce 🕹

Installed the 'stable' version of the program I run 'python -m autogpt' command and comes up with an error.

I have paid Chat GPT and Open AI API accounts. For Chat GPT I have access to version 4 For Open AI API I do not have access to version 4, I am on the version before this.

Current behavior 😯

Error message ;Please set your OpenAI API key in .env or as an environment variable. You can get your key from https://beta.openai.com/account/api-keys'

Expected behavior 🤔

Should load the program as to start commands

Your prompt 📝

python -m autogpt```

[Qoyyuum]

Hi @Streete please set up your Open AI Key into your .env file and try again.

[CAIOHSR]

I have the same problem. I already changed the .env data several times and it still gives the same error

[sjnt1]

This was why i started reinstalling everything. I fixed it by using my old env file that i had a backup of and it worked for a while. Makes me think its something with the env file, make sure its env file and not template

but now nothing works after i tried reinstalling with cloning the repo with git

[D-ignite]

Did you rename your .env file from .env.template = .env?

[CAIOHSR]

yes!

and inside the .env, it's exactly like that with the keys:

PINECODE_API_KEY=(NUMBER KEY) PINECODE_ENV=(NUMBER KEY) OPENAI_API_KEY=(NUMBER KEY) ELEVEN_LABS_API_KEY=(NUMBER KEY) ELEVENLABS_VOICE_1_ID=(NUMBER KEY)

[xx255q]

You should take a screenshot of how you currently have it setup in the file (maybe blur the actually key)

[Streete]

Hi @Streete please set up your Open AI Key into your .env file and try again.

Hi @Qoyyuum, I have tried this about 4 times during the day. Even to the point of generating new API keys and using those instead. Still have the same problem. Also, I have deleted and re-installed the auto-gpt program and still facing the same issue.

[Streete]

Hi @xx255q

This is the section where I posted my open API Key

The rest I have left untouched.

[Streete]

Did you rename your .env file from .env.template = .env?

Hi @D-ignite Yes, I renamed the file to remove the template part.

[Qoyyuum]

Hi @Streete

1. upgrade to a paid account: https://platform.openai.com/account/billing/overview
2. ChatGPT+ != paid account.
3. add a payment method: https://platform.openai.com/account/billing/payment-methods (optional) set usage limits: https://platform.openai.com/account/billing/limits
4. create a new API key: https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys (old API key will not work)
5. replace the value for the .env files's OPENAI_API_KEY.

[CAIOHSR]

these are my mistakes

[Qoyyuum]

these are my mistakes

Your file is still a .env.template. Please do the following in your terminal

cp .env.template .env

This will copy and paste the .env.template file into .env file properly.

[CAIOHSR]

Thank you bro ! Solved

[Elcrypto87]

For me it does not work with cp. I get the following message. What am I doing wrong?

[Elcrypto87]

[Streete]

@Qoyyuum

Thank you for your input, it seems I had the same trouble as @CAIOHSR and that I hadnt renamed the file correctly.

[robowr]

@Elcrypto87 If you are using cmd use 'copy' comand instead of 'cp', in powershell use 'cp' or 'copy' it takes both commands

[Streete]

I used 'ren .env.template .env' which seem to work for my windows CMD portal

[robowr]

Yeah, ren or rename will do the trick. 😉 Best of luck with your project

[Pwuts]

For anyone else facing this issue: please use one of the run scripts:

• ./run.sh on Linux and MacOS
• run.bat on Windows