How to Power the AI Chatbot with Your Anthropic Key?
Rentablez ships with an in-app AI chatbot powered by Claude. To turn it on, you supply your own Anthropic API key — a bring-your-own-key setup where every request runs on your Anthropic account and is billed there directly. Paste the key once, and the chatbot is live for your organization.
Why Bring Your Own Key?
- You control cost. All chatbot usage is metered and billed on your own Anthropic account — no per-message markup from Rentablez.
- You control the key. Rotate, replace, or remove it whenever you like from one screen.
- Fast to switch on. No lengthy setup — save a key, test it, and the assistant is ready.
Not the same as Claude Desktop (MCP). This page is about the in-app chatbot inside Rentablez. If you instead want to connect Claude Desktop as an AI agent that reads your data through tools, see How to Connect Claude Desktop (MCP AI Agent)?. The two are separate integrations and use different screens.
Before You Start
- You need Settings Write permission. Without it, the key fields and buttons on this screen are disabled.
- You need an Anthropic API key (it starts with
sk-ant-). If you don’t have one yet, create one in the Anthropic console.
Step 1 — Open the Claude (Anthropic) Screen
Go to Settings → Integrations → Claude (Anthropic). You’ll see the integration card describing the in-app chatbot, along with the key field and action buttons.
Step 2 — Get an Anthropic API Key
If you already have a key, skip ahead. Otherwise, use the Get an API key at console.anthropic.com link near the bottom of the screen. It opens the Anthropic console in a new tab, where you can generate a key.
Usage on this key is billed to your Anthropic account. Treat the key like a password — anyone with it can spend against your account.
Step 3 — Save Your Key
- Paste your key into the Anthropic API key field. It’s masked by default; use the eye icon on the right to show or hide what you typed.
- Click Save.
On success you’ll see an API key saved confirmation, a green Connected badge appears next to the integration name, and the screen shows your Active key as a masked value (only part of the key is visible) so you can confirm which key is in use without exposing it.
Step 4 — Test the Connection
Click Test connection to check that the saved key actually works with Anthropic. Rentablez reports back a success or error message so you know the chatbot is ready before your team relies on it.
Test connection is only available once a key is saved.
Replacing a Key
To swap in a different key (for example after rotating it in the Anthropic console), paste the new sk-ant- key into the field and click Save again. The new key overwrites the old one. The field’s placeholder changes to remind you that saving will replace the current key.
Removing a Key
Click Remove to delete the saved key. You’ll be asked to confirm before it’s removed. Once removed, the in-app chatbot no longer has a key to run on until you save a new one.
| Action | Button | Needs Settings Write | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save / replace key | Save | Yes | Overwrites any existing key |
| Verify the key works | Test connection | No | Only shown after a key is saved |
| Delete the key | Remove | Yes | Asks for confirmation first |
Permission note: if buttons look greyed out, you likely don’t have Settings Write permission. Ask an administrator to save or change the key for you.