How to create a user account for your AI users

This guide demonstrates how to create a user account in Ozeki AI Gateway. User accounts are required to generate API keys that applications use to authenticate with the gateway. You'll learn how to navigate to the Users section and create a new user account with the necessary details.

What is a User Account?

A user account in Ozeki AI Gateway represents an individual or application that will access AI services through the gateway. Each user account can have multiple API keys and can be assigned routes that determine which AI providers and models they can access. User accounts are essential for authentication, authorization, and tracking usage across your AI infrastructure.

How to Create a User Account (Quick Steps)

  1. Open Ozeki AI Gateway interface
  2. Navigate to Users section
  3. Click add new user
  4. Provide user details
  5. Finish user creation

How to Create a User Account (Video tutorial)

Step 0 - Install Ozeki AI Gateway

Before creating user accounts, you need to have Ozeki AI Gateway installed and running on your system. If you haven't installed Ozeki AI Gateway yet, follow our Installation on Linux Guide to complete the initial setup.

Step 1 - Click add new user

Open the Ozeki AI Gateway web interface and navigate to the Users section from the left sidebar. Click the "New" button to begin the user creation process (Figure 1).

Add new user
Figure 1 - Click add new user button

Step 2 - Provide user details

Enter the name and e-mail address for the new user account. Click "Create" to complete the user account creation (Figure 2).

Provide user details
Figure 2 - Provide user details

Step 3 - User created

After clicking "Create", the new user account is added to Ozeki AI Gateway. The user now appears in the users list and is ready for API key generation and route configuration. You can now proceed to create API keys for this user account to enable authentication (Figure 3).

User created
Figure 3 - User created successfully

To sum it up

You have successfully created a user account in Ozeki AI Gateway. The next step is to create API keys for this user and establish routes that connect the user to AI providers. You can create multiple user accounts to organize access for different applications or team members.