---
title: "Validate an external key config for the user's organization"
method: POST
path: "/organization/external_keys/{external_key_id}/validate"
---

# Validate an external key config for the user's organization

`POST /organization/external_keys/{external_key_id}/validate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openai.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.openai.com/v1/organization/external_keys/{external_key_id}/validate`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Validate an external key config for the user's organization

## Path parameters

- `external_key_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- ValidateExternalKeyResource
  - `status` string, required

## Changes

- **2026-10-28** `fdbca2edb862`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/omnistack-sh/apis/openai-api/changes/organization/external_keys/:external_key_id/validate/post.md)

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