Connect Your API Keys (BYOK plans)

Where keys go

Project Settings → 'Project API keys (your own keys)' card, owner only. Paste each key into its field, it's stored encrypted, then validate it with Test (a minimal real call). On standard plans this card shows 'Platform keys ✓' — everything is included, nothing to do; this page only concerns BYOK plans, or owners who would rather burn their own credits.

1. DataForSEO (SERP, volumes, backlinks, AI Overviews)

• Create an account at app.dataforseo.com (minimal initial deposit ~$50 US, pay-as-you-go).
• API Access menu: copy your API login (an email) and API password (different from your login password!).
• Paste both into PivotSEO → Test. This is the key that matters most: it feeds volumes, the SERP, audits and AI Overview checks.

2. OpenAI (ChatGPT scans)

• platform.openai.com → sign in → API keys menu → 'Create new secret key'.
• Copy the sk-… key immediately (it will never be shown again).
• Add a payment method in Billing — a few dollars cover months of scans.

3. Anthropic (Claude scans + brief generation)

• console.anthropic.com → API Keys → 'Create key'.
• Copy the sk-ant-… key and fund the account (Billing).

4. Google AI (Gemini scans)

• aistudio.google.com → 'Get API key' → create the key inside a Google Cloud project.
• The free tier already covers light use; enable billing for sustained use.

5. Perplexity

• perplexity.ai/settings/api → generate the pplx-… key.
• Fund the account (pay-as-you-go).

Verify everything works

After each key you add, click Test: a green ✓ means the key works. Then launch a scan: on BYOK plans every call uses YOUR keys — never the platform's. If a key is missing or exhausted, the analysis stops with a clear message rather than failing silently.