# Impossible to add Anthropic API

**URL:** <https://community.pickaxe.co/t/impossible-to-add-anthropic-api/8477>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 27, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/impossible-to-add-anthropic-api/8477 "2026-04-27T06:03:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![donatas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/donatas/32/520_2.png) [@donatas](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/donatas)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/impossible-to-add-anthropic-api/8477/1 "2026-04-27T06:03:00Z")

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I want to add Anthropic API to my pickaxe studio. But when ever I enter the API code, it says “This API key is not able to connect. Please check with Anthropic to make sure it’s correct and available for use.” When I click to visit provider, it opens [DeepSeek](https://platform.deepseek.com/sign_in)

So how should I add API from Claude Console? I don’t want DeepSeek, I need Claude in this particular case. But the system doesn’t accept any API code (tried 3 different)

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 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/2X/b/b9996cda6f340cb05f56bed1ad589ad51eedbf2d.png)

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**Author:** ![carsondev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/carsondev/32/4588_2.png) [@carsondev](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/carsondev)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/impossible-to-add-anthropic-api/8477/2 "2026-04-27T18:21:41Z")

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hi ! @donatas mind trying again ? _should_ be good to go

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**Author:** ![lindsay\_support](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/lindsay_support/32/4508_2.png) [@lindsay\_support](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/lindsay_support)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/impossible-to-add-anthropic-api/8477/3 "2026-04-27T21:03:46Z")

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@donatas thanks for posting! To clarify @carsondev’s fix - the link should now take you to the correct site, and the API error should now provide more specific context as to the issue with the key. You will still need to check your Anthropic account to make sure your key is up to date and working! I hope that makes sense 🙂

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**Author:** ![donatas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/donatas/32/520_2.png) [@donatas](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/donatas)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/impossible-to-add-anthropic-api/8477/4 "2026-04-28T05:53:44Z")

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Thanks, now it works. The same API key that I tried to use before now works fine. Something was broken with accepting API key but now it’s OK. Thanks for prompt solution.