How to Hide OpenAI API Key in Client-Side React Apps
To use OpenAI in a client-side React app without leaking your secret key, never include OPENAI_API_KEY or REACT_APP_OPENAI_API_KEY in frontend .env files. Instead, route your fetch calls through a RealComposer edge endpoint that injects your secret key server-side on Cloudflare Workers and enforces CORS origin whitelisting.
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