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# How to connect Azure OpenAI to AI Gateway

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Elie (@elie222) · 2025-09-30 · ♥ 5

When connecting to Azure it’s hard to know what to do.

Here are the steps to get it to work if you run into the same problems.

1. Go to: [https://ai.azure.com/foundryProject/overview](https://ai.azure.com/foundryProject/overview)

2. Copy-paste the API key and resource name (the subdomain for your AI Azure endpoint)

3. Go to playground and deploy `gpt-4.1-nano` (use the default name). Then click Test in Vercel AI Gateway and it should work.


Pauline P. Narvas (@pawlean) · 2025-10-01 · ♥ 2

@elie222, thank you so much for sharing this with the rest of the community!

I shared it with our product team and they got our docs updated:

https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/byok#azure-openai-setup-tips

Appreciate the contribution - you rock! :smiley:


gogotealove (@gogotealove-3231) · 2026-03-29 · ♥ 1

I found @elie222‘s post very helpful. @pawlean, I think the model name “gpt-4.1-nano” used when setting up Azure OpenAI with BYOK should be more clearly stated in a more easily accessible location.

Thank you. :heart_with_arrow:


Pauline P. Narvas (@pawlean) · 2026-03-29

[quote="gogotealove, post:3, topic:23796, username:gogotealove-3231"]
more easily accessible location.
[/quote]
Where would you prefer it?


gogotealove (@gogotealove-3231) · 2026-03-30 · ♥ 1

@pawlean, I think the webpage you previously provided below is the best option. 
If you prefer not to mention the specific model name `gpt-4.1-nano`, please disregard this.

https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/byok#azure-openai-setup-tips