How to Use Janitor AI API – Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

Janitor AI is a leading AI chatbot that will be a great companion to you. With Janitor AI API you can use a the most powerful and extensive potential of AI which continues to improve your chat experience to new heights.

Janitor AI is one of the best alternative to character AI chatbot. Its use have made it an great companion tool in our digitally connected world. You can use the Janitor AI characters to have friendly chats as you wish.

This article will provide you with the knowledge of how to add Janitor AI API using OpenAI API key and Kobold AI URL.

How to Add API keys to Janitor AI API?

To add API keys to Janitor AI, please follow the steps below:

1. Visit the Janitor AI website and create your own login by signing up.
   
2. Once you have logged in, you will be presented with various characters to chat with. Choose the character you prefer for your conversation.
   
3. Click on the “Chat” option associated with the selected character. However, please note that you won’t be able to initiate a chat immediately as it requires an API Key.
4. To obtain an API Key, click on the “API not ready! Click to set up” button at the top of the screen. This action will open a dialog box with further instructions.
5. Within the dialog box, you will be asked to select the API key you prefer for your chatbot.
6. You can configure either OpenAI or Kobold AI.

Configure OpenAI API key

Choose Open AI in the API section

You need to enter the “OpenAI Key” from OpenAI. This key is required to enable the functionality of the chatbot.

To get an OpenAI API key, you need to create an account and then generate a new key. Here are the steps involved:

1. Go to the OpenAI website and click on the “Sign Up” button.
2. Fill out the registration form and click on the “Create Account” button.
   • Once you have created an account, you will be logged in. Click on your profile picture in the top right corner of the page and select “View API Keys.“
     
3. Click on the “Create New Secret Key” button.
   
4. A new window will pop up Enter any text that you like and click Create secrete key.
   
5. Copy the key and save it in a safe place. You will need it to access the OpenAI API.

Enter the OpenAI key and save the settings.

Once the settings are saved, you can now start using the Janitor AI API and engage in conversations with your chosen character.

Also read How to Login and Use Janitor AI

Configure Kobold AI API URL

To configure Kobold AI, you need to run Kobold AI in a machine with GPU and generate API URL.

Choose Kobold AI in the API section. Here you need to enter the API URL generated by Kobold AI.

To generate Kobold AI API URL, follow the below steps.

1. Goto Google Colab Kobold AI GPU link and run the setup.
2. You need to click the Play button to start the configuration.
3. The first step will generate an audio to play to prevent any timeouts.
4. In the second setup configure the below
   • Model: Nerys V2 6B
   • Version: United
   • Provider: Cloudflare
   • Use Google Drive: off
5. Then you can click the play button which configures Kobold AI.
6. This will take around 7 – 10 min to complete.

Once the setup is complete you will see the API urls as shown below.

If you look at the generated URL you will see the Kobold AI page where you can generate image or make an interesting story.

Now you can configure the Kobold AI API Url in Janitor AI.

Enter the API Url and click Check Kobold URL.

Save the settings.

Next go to Generation Settings and select the below settings.

Preset Settings: Kobold AI Default

Save the settings and start chatting in Janitor AI.

Configure OpenAI Reverse Proxy

To get the OpenAI reverse proxy URL you can follow one of the below guides.

• OpenAI Reverse Proxy in Hugging Face: Create OpenAI Reverse Proxy with Docker for Janitor AI.
• OpenAI Reverse Proxy in your Local environment: Create OpenAI Reverse Proxy with Nginx for Janitor AI.

Once you have created your OpenAI endpoint you can add it to the Janitor AI OpenAI reverse proxy screen.

Choose Reverse Proxy in Access OpenAI API.

If you have configured any secret key in your .env file while deploying, you need to add that secret key in the Reverse Proxy Key.

Enter your Open AI Reverse Proxy URL that you get from the above mentioned article.

Click Check Proxy.

You should receive a Connection success message.

Save your settings.

Also read: You might also find useful our guide on Connect Kobold AI API with your Application

Conclusion

Janitor AI is a smart chatbot that leverages artificial intelligence to provide seamless communication using either OpenAI or Kobold. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can easily set up API keys to Janitor AI API.