OpenAI
ai-api · openai.com · last checked 2026-09-19
Identity
| Legal entity | — |
|---|---|
| HQ | US |
| Ultimate ownership | US |
| EU contracting entity | — |
| LEI | — |
| US CLOUD Act reach | direct |
| Source | openai.com · 2026-09-17 |
Data location
| Region | EU data location | Minimum plan | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eu | Paid upgrade | Eligible customers, new Projects only | developers.openai.com | 2026-09-18 |
eu: Reviewed 2026-09-18: the first citation for this row was help.openai.com, which is a stub reading 'This content has moved' and stating only that eligible customers may opt to process data in Europe. It did not support the uplift, the new-Projects limit or the sales gate, so the row is re-cited to the page that does. That page states: 'Contact our sales team to see if you are eligible for using data residency controls. Data residency endpoints are charged a 10% uplift for models released on or after March 5, 2026, that are eligible for data residency.' A region may be set only for NEW projects. Residency does not cover system data - account data, metadata, usage data, billing and support - which may be processed outside the selected region.
Subprocessor chain
5 transcribed · 5 with a country outside the EEA
| Subprocessor | Country | Purpose | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | Not transcribed | Listed on the sub-processor page | 2026-09-17 |
| Cloudflare, Ltd. | Data centre closest to the end user | Content delivery network provider; web hosting | 2026-09-17 |
| Google Cloud Platform | Not transcribed | Listed on the sub-processor page | 2026-09-17 |
| Microsoft Corporation | AU, BR, CA, FR, DE, IN, ID, IE, IT, JP, MX, NL, NO, PL, SG, ZA, KR, ES, SE, CH, AE and others | Listed for API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business | 2026-09-17 |
| Snowflake, Inc. | Not transcribed | Listed on the sub-processor page | 2026-09-17 |
The count outside the EEA is arithmetic over the country column, not a judgement about lawfulness. A transfer outside the EEA can be perfectly lawful; whether this one is depends on your use, not on the vendor.
Assurance
No certification claims transcribed yet.
Support window
| Product | Support period | State | SBOM | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI API (SaaS) | — | Service only | unknown | openai.com | 2026-09-18 |
Documents
| Document | Disclosure | Transcription | HTTP | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| subprocessors | JavaScript only | partial | 200 | 2026-09-17 |
History
| Detected | What moved | Why | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | EU data location unstated → paid-upgrade Minimum plan set to Eligible customers, new Projects only Note rewritten | we read a better page | developers.openai.com |