Why is AutoGen Not Recognizing My API Key in Configuration?

It looks like your configuration uses the key "api-key" (with a hyphen) rather than the key that AutoGen (or the OpenAI wrapper) expects. AutoGen usually expects your API key to be set via Python code (e.g. via openai.api_key) or via an environment variable (OPENAI_API_KEY), or through a configuration that uses a key name like "api_key". This mismatch means that while you’ve provided a key in your config_list, it isn’t getting picked up by the underlying code.

How to Fix It

1. Explicitly Set the API Key in Code:
   Before running any agent code, you can set your key for the OpenAI module directly:

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   import openai
   
   openai.api_key = "[my api key]"

2. Rename the Configuration Key:
   If AutoGen’s configuration parser expects a key named "api_key", update your config_list accordingly:

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   config_list = [
       {
           'model': 'gpt-3.5-turbo-16k',
           'api_key': '[my api key]'  # Changed key name here
       }
   ]

3. Use Environment Variables:
   Alternatively, export your API key as an environment variable before running your script:

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   export OPENAI_API_KEY="[my api key]"

Summary

The error arises because the API key is provided under the key "api-key" in your config, which isn’t used by the agent when setting up OpenAI. Changing it to the expected configuration key (or setting it explicitly via code/environment variables) should resolve the issue.

Make sure whichever method you choose matches how AutoGen expects to load the API key.