# Stripe Checkout Subscription Trial **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask us anything\ **Created:** [March 14, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/stripe-checkout-subscription-trial/2034 "2023-03-14T21:39:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
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> [@Connect ChatGPT API](https://community.weweb.io/t/connect-chatgpt-api/2036/7): > > From the docs it’s cristal clear that calls to the api must be done from your backend. @aeynaud you are still sending your api key to the users, so they can now use it to make any call to openai on your behalf without using your app. A custom element is not the tool you need here. @shrek the option “make this request through a server” in weweb is only meant as a workaround for api that don’t handle CORS. All the request settings are still in your weweb app and are transmitted to the browser, s… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.weweb.io/t/stripe-checkout-subscription-trial/2034)._