Use your own AI key (BYOK)

If you are on a lifetime deal or AppSumo plan with BYOK unlocked, open the BYOK page, paste your OpenRouter key and click Save key. LigoSocial then uses your key for all AI work, and the sidebar shows Unlimited credits. You pay OpenRouter directly for what you use.

Who can use BYOK

• Lifetime deal users (bought on ligosocial.com) with BYOK unlocked.
• AppSumo users with an active license and BYOK unlocked.

If you do not see the key box, BYOK is not unlocked on your plan yet. The BYOK page shows your options. Monthly and annual subscriptions use credits instead. See Plans, credits and invoices.

Set up your key

1. Create a free account at openrouter.ai and add credit to it.
2. Create a key at openrouter.ai/keys. It starts with sk-or-v1-.
3. In LigoSocial, open app.ligosocial.com/byok.
4. Under Connect your OpenRouter key, paste the key.
5. Click Save key. You see BYOK activated: Your OpenRouter key is now in use for all AI calls.

The page then shows BYOK active, and the sidebar shows Unlimited credits.

Change or fix your key

• “Key invalid, update below”: your key was deleted, ran out of OpenRouter credit, or was mistyped. Create a new key or top up on OpenRouter, then click Update your key and save it again.
• “Invalid key” when saving: copy the full key again from OpenRouter, without spaces.

Good to know

• Your key is stored encrypted and used only for your account’s AI requests.
• Lifetime users use their one-time credits first. Once those run out, BYOK keeps AI features working.
• Usage and costs appear in your OpenRouter dashboard, not in LigoSocial.

Related articles

• Plans, credits and invoices
• Connect LigoSocial with Claude and other AI tools
• Contact LigoSocial support