Dev Log #5 - I Got Rejected

After waiting about 3–4 days, I finally got a response on my project. Unfortunately, there was also a power outage during that time, so I lost a day and couldn’t check Stardance. When I finally logged in, I found out that my project had been denied.

The reason? My AI API key had been revoked.

At first, I was confused because everything had been working before. I checked whether I had accidentally uploaded an old version of the app, but everything was up to date. Then I checked the files on my PC and found the same issue there. For about 20 minutes, I went through the code trying to figure out what had broken.

Eventually, I decided to check my AI provider’s dashboard. That’s when I discovered that my API key had been revoked, which meant the website could no longer communicate with the AI model.

Once I found the problem, the fix was straightforward. I generated a new API key, updated the website configuration, and tested everything again. After a few tests, the AI features were working normally and the project was back online.

To prevent this from happening again, I only stored the new API key on the live website and removed it from GitHub. This keeps the key private and reduces the chance of it being exposed or automatically revoked.