tokens.md

Author : Georgios Ioannou

Copyright © 2024 by Georgios Ioannou

Setting Up API Tokens for Hugging Face & OpenAI in Hugging Face Space

1. Create Required Tokens

1. Hugging Face Token:

   • Log in to Hugging Face
   • Go to Settings → Access Tokens
   • Click "New token"
   • Name your token and select permissions
   • Copy the token

2. OpenAI API Key:

   • Log in to OpenAI
   • Go to API settings
   • Create new API key
   • Copy the key

2. Add Tokens to Space Settings

1. Go INTO your Hugging Face Space settings (⚙️ icon)
2. Find "Variables and secrets" section
3. Add tokens as "New secret" one by one:

MONGO_URI = "your_mongo_uri"
HUGGINGFACEHUB_API_TOKEN = "your_huggingface_token_here"
OPENAI_API_KEY = "your_openai_key_here"

3. Access Tokens in app.py

import os

# Load environment variable(s)
HUGGINGFACEHUB_API_TOKEN = os.getenv("HUGGINGFACEHUB_API_TOKEN")
OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")

Alternative Methods

Using Streamlit secrets.toml

# .streamlit/secrets.toml
HUGGINGFACEHUB_API_TOKEN = "your_token_here"
OPENAI_API_KEY = "your_key_here"

Security Best Practices

• Never commit tokens to version control
• Add .env or secrets.toml to .gitignore
• Use read-only tokens when possible
• Regularly reresh your API keys
• Set appropriate token permissions