Which outside services your app needs

Run the services check, then add keys one at a time. Your accounts, your bills.

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Find out what you need

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    Run the services check

    Paste the services-check prompt into your builder. It lists every outside service your app touches: payments, email, maps, AI, storage, and so on.

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    Four possible answers

    LIVE (working), KEY WAITING (code ready, key missing), FAKED (placeholder data), MISSING (not built yet). Anything not LIVE is not finished.

Add the keys

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    Open the keys page

    AppLab > Service keys. It tells you where to get each key and what a valid one looks like.

    Open Service keys
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    We never store your keys

    We only remember whether a key is waiting, done, or skipped. The key itself lives in your own app's secrets.

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    You own the bill

    Every outside service runs on your own account, so usage costs land with you and you stay in control.

Payments

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    Wired but untested is not a pass

    The payments self-test lists real checks (test card, receipt, failed card, refund). Until you tick them, payments show as "not tested yet".

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