--- title: "OpenAI Admin MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 124 OpenAI Admin actions through one MCP server: usage, certificates. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/openai-admin updated: 2026-10-11 --- Connectors · AI # OpenAI Admin MCP server for AI agents. actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to OpenAI Admin and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 124 OpenAI Admin actions (61 reads, 35 writes and 28 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the OpenAI Admin credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces OpenAI Admin's limits and records every call. [Connect OpenAI Admin free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) 100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you. `claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` the first call ``` do { action: "openai_admin.users.list", intent: "check which OpenAI Admin account is connected" } # List users · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 124 actions in one signed file - 61 read look, never change - 35 write create and update - 28 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect OpenAI Admin in three steps. 1. 01 ### Add actionlake to Claude. Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us. `https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` 2. 02 ### Connect OpenAI Admin. API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key. - `admin_api_key` OpenAI Admin API key (sk-admin-…), made by an organization owner ``` account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "openai_admin" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you ``` 3. 03 ### Make the first call. Check before a write. Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, `check` validates the call and prices it, for free. ``` do { action: "openai_admin.users.list" } # list users · read · 1 upstream call check { action: "openai_admin.groups.create", input: { … } } # free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent ``` OpenAI Admin at a glance **Sign-in** API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. **You provide** `admin_api_key` **Limits we pace to** 300 calls a minute, per connection **API covered** OpenAI Admin API OpenAPI 2.3.0 (openai/openai-openapi main @ 40496db (2026-10-01T05:02:17Z))`api.openai.com/v1` **Built from** OpenAI Admin's documentation, read 1 October 2026[OpenAPI spec (GitHub)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openai/openai-openapi/main/openapi.json) **Service file** Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519) **Cached reads** Not cached: every read goes to the vendor **Shared entities** 3, so ask can line OpenAI Admin up with your other systems **Data** Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet Capabilities ## What an AI agent can do in OpenAI Admin. 124 actions in 32 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest. - **61** read look, never change - **35** write create and update - **28** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### Usage 10 10 read · 0 write · 0 destructive Get organization usage: audio speeches · Get organization usage: audio transcriptions · Get organization usage: code interpreter sessions · Get organization usage: completions 2. ### Certificates 7 2 read · 4 write · 1 destructive List organization certificates · Upload certificate · Get certificate · Modify certificate 3. ### External storage 5 3 read · 1 write · 1 destructive List external storage configurations · Create an external storage configuration · Get an external storage configuration · Delete an external storage configuration 4. ### Groups 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive List groups · Create group · Retrieve group · Update group 5. ### Project roles 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive List project roles · Create project role · Retrieve project role · Update project role 6. ### Project service accounts 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive List project service accounts · Create project service account · Retrieve project service account · Update project service account 7. ### Project spend alerts 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive Create project spend alert · List project spend alerts · Update project spend alert · Retrieve project spend alert 8. ### Project users 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive List project users · Modify project user · Retrieve project user · Delete project user **24 more areas · 77 actions** - Projects **5** - Roles **5** - Spend alerts **5** - Admin API keys **4** - Group roles **4** - Group users **4** - Invites **4** - Project group roles **4** - Project groups **4** - Project user roles **4** - User roles **4** - Users **4** - Project API keys **3** - Project certificates **3** - Project model permissions **3** - Project spend limit **3** - Spend limit **3** - Data retention **2** - Project data retention **2** - Project hosted tool permissions **2** - Project rate limits **2** - Audit logs **1** - Costs **1** - Project service account API keys **1** Top actions ## The OpenAI Admin API, shaped for agents. The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 71 of OpenAI Admin's 71 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once. | Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `openai_admin.users.list` List users | Lists all of the users in the organization. | read | `identity.user.list` 474 connectors | | `openai_admin.groups.list` List groups | Lists all groups in the organization. | read | `identity.group.list` 262 connectors | | `openai_admin.roles.list` List organization roles | Lists the roles configured for the organization. | read | `identity.role.list` 184 connectors | | `openai_admin.groups.create` Create group | Creates a new group in the organization. | write | `identity.group.create` 205 connectors | | `openai_admin.project_roles.list` List project roles | Lists the roles configured for a project. | read | `identity.role.list` 184 connectors | | `openai_admin.users.get` Retrieve user | Retrieves a user by their identifier. | read | `identity.user.get` 399 connectors | | `openai_admin.group_users.list` List group users | Lists the users assigned to a group. | read | `identity.group_member.list` 103 connectors | | `openai_admin.admin_api_keys.create` Create admin API key | Create an organization admin API key | destructive | `identity.api_key.create` 100 connectors | | `openai_admin.project_service_account_api_keys.create` Create an API key for a service account | Creates an API key for a service account in the project. | write | `identity.api_key.create` 100 connectors | | `openai_admin.audit_logs.list` List audit logs | List user actions and configuration changes within this organization. | read | `identity.audit_event.list` 51 connectors | | `openai_admin.invites.create` Create invite | Create an invite for a user to the organization. | write | `identity.invitation.create` 41 connectors | | `openai_admin.user_roles.list` List user organization role assignments | Lists the organization roles assigned to a user within the organization. | read | `identity.role_assignment.list` 41 connectors | Try it ## Prompts to paste into Claude. Each one names the OpenAI Admin actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it. 1. Read read Who has access in OpenAI Admin? List every user and their role. calls `openai_admin.users.list` 2. Write write Create group in OpenAI Admin. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it. calls `openai_admin.groups.create` Governance for OpenAI Admin ## Destructive actions wait for a yes. 28 OpenAI Admin actions are destructive. These are all of them: - Delete user `openai_admin.users.delete` - Delete group `openai_admin.groups.delete` - Delete organization role `openai_admin.roles.delete` - Delete project role `openai_admin.project_roles.delete` - Create admin API key `openai_admin.admin_api_keys.create` - Delete admin API key `openai_admin.admin_api_keys.delete` - Delete project API key `openai_admin.project_api_keys.delete` - Remove group user `openai_admin.group_users.remove` - Delete project service account `openai_admin.project_service_accounts.delete` - Delete invite `openai_admin.invites.delete` - Unassign organization role from user `openai_admin.user_roles.unassign` - Unassign organization role from group `openai_admin.group_roles.unassign` - Remove project group `openai_admin.project_groups.remove` - Unassign project role from user `openai_admin.project_user_roles.unassign` - Unassign project role from group `openai_admin.project_group_roles.unassign` - Assign organization role to user `openai_admin.user_roles.assign` - Assign organization role to group `openai_admin.group_roles.assign` - Assign project role to user `openai_admin.project_user_roles.assign` - Assign project role to group `openai_admin.project_group_roles.assign` - Delete organization spend alert `openai_admin.spend_alerts.delete` - Delete project spend alert `openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.delete` - Delete an external storage configuration `openai_admin.external_storage.delete` - Delete certificate `openai_admin.certificates.delete` - Delete project user `openai_admin.project_users.delete` - Delete organization spend limit `openai_admin.spend_limit.delete` - Delete project spend limit `openai_admin.project_spend_limit.delete` - Archive project `openai_admin.projects.archive` - Delete project model permissions `openai_admin.project_model_permissions.delete` A destructive action runs only with `confirm: true`. Under the `human` policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after. do openai_admin.users.delete confirm_policy: **human** Delete user? **intent:** the user asked me to delete user run suspended · waiting for a named person · key _openai-admin-agent_ cannot confirm itself In the console, or from an emailed signed link. a key for this connector ``` account { op: "keys.create", name: "openai-admin-agent", allowed_actions: ["openai_admin.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "openai_admin.users.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "openai_admin.groups.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "openai_admin.roles.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` Illustrative. Scoped to OpenAI Admin only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person. Cost ## What OpenAI Admin costs on actionlake. Every OpenAI Admin action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, `check`, `cost`, `account` and any call OpenAI Admin refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. - 1 upstream call per action all 124 OpenAI Admin actions - 124 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 0 reads can be cached a cache hit costs nothing - 100,000 calls a month, free paid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000 [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Action index ## Every OpenAI Admin action. 124 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **Usage 10** - `openai_admin.usage.audio_speeches` Get organization usage: audio speeches read - `openai_admin.usage.audio_transcriptions` Get organization usage: audio transcriptions read - `openai_admin.usage.code_interpreter_sessions` Get organization usage: code interpreter sessions read - `openai_admin.usage.completions` Get organization usage: completions read - `openai_admin.usage.embeddings` Get organization usage: embeddings read - `openai_admin.usage.file_search_calls` Get organization usage: file search calls read - `openai_admin.usage.images` Get organization usage: images read - `openai_admin.usage.moderations` Get organization usage: moderations read - `openai_admin.usage.vector_stores` Get organization usage: vector stores read - `openai_admin.usage.web_search_calls` Get organization usage: web search calls read **Certificates 7** - `openai_admin.certificates.activate` Activate certificates for organization write - `openai_admin.certificates.deactivate` Deactivate certificates for organization write - `openai_admin.certificates.delete` Delete certificate destructive - `openai_admin.certificates.get` Get certificate read - `openai_admin.certificates.list` List organization certificates read - `openai_admin.certificates.update` Modify certificate write - `openai_admin.certificates.upload` Upload certificate write **External storage 5** - `openai_admin.external_storage.create` Create an external storage configuration write - `openai_admin.external_storage.delete` Delete an external storage configuration destructive - `openai_admin.external_storage.get` Get an external storage configuration read - `openai_admin.external_storage.list` List external storage configurations read - `openai_admin.external_storage.validate` Validate an external storage configuration read **Groups 5** - `openai_admin.groups.create` Create group write - `openai_admin.groups.delete` Delete group destructive - `openai_admin.groups.get` Retrieve group read - `openai_admin.groups.list` List groups read - `openai_admin.groups.update` Update group write **Project roles 5** - `openai_admin.project_roles.create` Create project role write - `openai_admin.project_roles.delete` Delete project role destructive - `openai_admin.project_roles.get` Retrieve project role read - `openai_admin.project_roles.list` List project roles read - `openai_admin.project_roles.update` Update project role write **Project service accounts 5** - `openai_admin.project_service_accounts.create` Create project service account write - `openai_admin.project_service_accounts.delete` Delete project service account destructive - `openai_admin.project_service_accounts.get` Retrieve project service account read - `openai_admin.project_service_accounts.list` List project service accounts read - `openai_admin.project_service_accounts.update` Update project service account write **Project spend alerts 5** - `openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.create` Create project spend alert write - `openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.delete` Delete project spend alert destructive - `openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.get` Retrieve project spend alert read - `openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.list` List project spend alerts read - `openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.update` Update project spend alert write **Project users 5** - `openai_admin.project_users.create` Create project user write - `openai_admin.project_users.delete` Delete project user destructive - `openai_admin.project_users.get` Retrieve project user read - `openai_admin.project_users.list` List project users read - `openai_admin.project_users.update` Modify project user write **Projects 5** - `openai_admin.projects.archive` Archive project destructive - `openai_admin.projects.create` Create project write - `openai_admin.projects.get` Retrieve project read - `openai_admin.projects.list` List projects read - `openai_admin.projects.update` Modify project write **Roles 5** - `openai_admin.roles.create` Create organization role write - `openai_admin.roles.delete` Delete organization role destructive - `openai_admin.roles.get` Retrieve organization role read - `openai_admin.roles.list` List organization roles read - `openai_admin.roles.update` Update organization role write **Spend alerts 5** - `openai_admin.spend_alerts.create` Create organization spend alert write - `openai_admin.spend_alerts.delete` Delete organization spend alert destructive - `openai_admin.spend_alerts.get` Retrieve organization spend alert read - `openai_admin.spend_alerts.list` List organization spend alerts read - `openai_admin.spend_alerts.update` Update organization spend alert write **Admin API keys 4** - `openai_admin.admin_api_keys.create` Create admin API key destructive - `openai_admin.admin_api_keys.delete` Delete admin API key destructive - `openai_admin.admin_api_keys.get` Retrieve admin API key read - `openai_admin.admin_api_keys.list` List all organization and project API keys read **Group roles 4** - `openai_admin.group_roles.assign` Assign organization role to group destructive - `openai_admin.group_roles.get` Retrieve group organization role read - `openai_admin.group_roles.list` List group organization role assignments read - `openai_admin.group_roles.unassign` Unassign organization role from group destructive **Group users 4** - `openai_admin.group_users.add` Add group user write - `openai_admin.group_users.get` Retrieve group user read - `openai_admin.group_users.list` List group users read - `openai_admin.group_users.remove` Remove group user destructive **Invites 4** - `openai_admin.invites.create` Create invite write - `openai_admin.invites.delete` Delete invite destructive - `openai_admin.invites.get` Retrieve invite read - `openai_admin.invites.list` List invites read **Project group roles 4** - `openai_admin.project_group_roles.assign` Assign project role to group destructive - `openai_admin.project_group_roles.get` Retrieve project group role read - `openai_admin.project_group_roles.list` List project group role assignments read - `openai_admin.project_group_roles.unassign` Unassign project role from group destructive **Project groups 4** - `openai_admin.project_groups.add` Add project group write - `openai_admin.project_groups.get` Retrieve project group read - `openai_admin.project_groups.list` List project groups read - `openai_admin.project_groups.remove` Remove project group destructive **Project user roles 4** - `openai_admin.project_user_roles.assign` Assign project role to user destructive - `openai_admin.project_user_roles.get` Retrieve project user role read - `openai_admin.project_user_roles.list` List project user role assignments read - `openai_admin.project_user_roles.unassign` Unassign project role from user destructive **User roles 4** - `openai_admin.user_roles.assign` Assign organization role to user destructive - `openai_admin.user_roles.get` Retrieve user organization role read - `openai_admin.user_roles.list` List user organization role assignments read - `openai_admin.user_roles.unassign` Unassign organization role from user destructive **Users 4** - `openai_admin.users.delete` Delete user destructive - `openai_admin.users.get` Retrieve user read - `openai_admin.users.list` List users read - `openai_admin.users.update` Modify user write **Project API keys 3** - `openai_admin.project_api_keys.delete` Delete project API key destructive - `openai_admin.project_api_keys.get` Retrieve project API key read - `openai_admin.project_api_keys.list` List project API keys read **Project certificates 3** - `openai_admin.project_certificates.activate` Activate certificates for project write - `openai_admin.project_certificates.deactivate` Deactivate certificates for project write - `openai_admin.project_certificates.list` List project certificates read **Project model permissions 3** - `openai_admin.project_model_permissions.delete` Delete project model permissions destructive - `openai_admin.project_model_permissions.get` Retrieve project model permissions read - `openai_admin.project_model_permissions.update` Modify project model permissions write **Project spend limit 3** - `openai_admin.project_spend_limit.delete` Delete project spend limit destructive - `openai_admin.project_spend_limit.get` Get project spend limit read - `openai_admin.project_spend_limit.update` Update project spend limit write **Spend limit 3** - `openai_admin.spend_limit.delete` Delete organization spend limit destructive - `openai_admin.spend_limit.get` Get organization spend limit read - `openai_admin.spend_limit.update` Update organization spend limit write **Data retention 2** - `openai_admin.data_retention.get` Retrieve organization data retention read - `openai_admin.data_retention.update` Update organization data retention write **Project data retention 2** - `openai_admin.project_data_retention.get` Retrieve project data retention read - `openai_admin.project_data_retention.update` Update project data retention write **Project hosted tool permissions 2** - `openai_admin.project_hosted_tool_permissions.get` Retrieve project hosted tool permissions read - `openai_admin.project_hosted_tool_permissions.update` Modify project hosted tool permissions write **Project rate limits 2** - `openai_admin.project_rate_limits.list` List project rate limits read - `openai_admin.project_rate_limits.update` Modify project rate limit write **Audit logs 1** - `openai_admin.audit_logs.list` List audit logs read **Costs 1** - `openai_admin.costs.list` Get organization costs read **Project service account API keys 1** - `openai_admin.project_service_account_api_keys.create` Create an API key for a service account write Questions ## The OpenAI Admin MCP server, answered. **Is there an OpenAI Admin MCP server for Claude?** Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 124 OpenAI Admin actions across usage, certificates, external storage and groups, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by OpenAI Admin. **What do I need to connect OpenAI Admin?** OpenAI Admin API key (sk-admin-…), made by an organization owner. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "openai_admin" } lists exactly what to paste. **Can an AI agent delete or change things in OpenAI Admin?** Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 28 OpenAI Admin actions are destructive, including delete user, delete group and delete organization role. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it. **Will an AI agent use up my OpenAI Admin API limit?** actionlake paces every call to the limits in the OpenAI Admin service file: 300 calls a minute per connection. **What does an OpenAI Admin action cost?** One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (124 OpenAI Admin actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls OpenAI Admin refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. **Which OpenAI Admin API does it cover?** The OpenAI Admin API OpenAPI 2.3.0 (openai/openai-openapi main @ 40496db (2026-10-01T05:02:17Z)) at api.openai.com/v1. It is built from OpenAI Admin's documentation as read on 1 October 2026. 124 actions in 32 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0). **Does actionlake keep my OpenAI Admin data, and where?** actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to an hour, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your OpenAI Admin credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models. **Which AI clients can use it?** Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names. ## More connectors like OpenAI Admin Shares the most action names with - [Claude Admin (Anthropic) 41](https://actionlake.com/connectors/anthropic-admin-api) - [Mistral AI 27](https://actionlake.com/connectors/mistral-ai) - [Portkey 15](https://actionlake.com/connectors/portkey) - [OpenRouter 14](https://actionlake.com/connectors/openrouter) - [Hugging Face 13](https://actionlake.com/connectors/hugging-face) - [LangSmith 8](https://actionlake.com/connectors/langsmith) Joins with, on shared entities - [HaloPSA 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/halopsa) - [Microsoft 365 Users 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/microsoft-365-users) - [Fortinet FortiGate 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/fortinet-fortigate) - [Genesys Cloud CX 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/genesys-cloud-cx) - [Rubrik Security Cloud 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/rubrik-security-cloud) - [Commvault Cloud 3](https://actionlake.com/connectors/commvault-cloud) Browse - [All AI connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors/category/ai) - [All connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors) - [How actionlake compares](https://actionlake.com/compare) actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by OpenAI Admin; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the OpenAI Admin service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent OpenAI Admin today. [Connect OpenAI Admin free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free. --- Source: https://actionlake.com/connectors/openai-admin More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt