# ChatGPT Direct-Top Up Guide

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### <mark style="color:$warning;">Read this section first, then scroll down for the activation steps.</mark>

### 📌 Activation Notes

#### 📨 Account & Email

* If you're activating on a **newly created account**, <mark style="color:$danger;">**do NOT use temporary email domains**</mark><mark style="color:$danger;">.</mark>
* Always use trusted providers like <mark style="color:$success;">**Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail**</mark><mark style="color:$success;">, or similar.</mark>

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#### 🔁 Existing Subscription

* If you already have an <mark style="color:$warning;">**active subscription (web or app)**</mark><mark style="color:$warning;">, please</mark> <mark style="color:$warning;"></mark><mark style="color:$warning;">**cancel its auto-renewal first**</mark> before using our service.&#x20;

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#### ⏳ Activation Process

* <mark style="color:$danger;">**Do NOT log out**</mark> from ChatGPT until you see <mark style="color:$success;">**“activation completed”**</mark> on the redeem page.

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#### 💳 Auto-Renewal Info (For this subscription period)

* Auto-renewal will be **cancelled automatically**.
* You **won’t be charged** after your current subscription period ends.

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#### 📩 “Cancelled” Email Explanation

* If you receive an email saying **“cancelled”**, it refers to <mark style="color:$success;">**auto-renewal**</mark><mark style="color:$success;">,</mark> <mark style="color:$success;"></mark><mark style="color:$success;">**NOT the subscription itself**</mark><mark style="color:$success;">.</mark>
* You can check your <mark style="color:$success;">**subscription status and expiration date**</mark> anytime in your account settings.
* [click here to see your subscription duration](https://chatgpt.com/#settings/Account)

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#### 🔐 Auth Token Notice

* You can **ignore the warning** on the auth token page.
* We **do NOT store any of your information**.
* The <mark style="color:$success;">**auth token expires instantly**</mark> <mark style="color:$success;"></mark><mark style="color:$success;">when you log out.</mark>

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#### 📦 Multiple Purchases

* If you bought more than one <mark style="color:$warning;">**1-year subscription**</mark>, they <mark style="color:$danger;">**cannot be stacked**</mark><mark style="color:$danger;">.</mark>
* Please:
  * Wait until the first one expires, or
  * **Gift the second one** to a friend

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## 🔐 ChatGPT Direct-Top Up Guide

This guide explains step by step how to obtain your ChatGPT session token through your browser and complete the activation process securely.

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### Step 1: Open ChatGPT in your browser

Do not use the mobile app — open ChatGPT in your browser (on a computer or mobile phone).

Link: [chatgpt.com](https://chatgpt.com/)
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### Step 2: Login to ChatGPT in your browser

Click the Log in button and enter your login details.

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### Step 3: Go to the session URL

Once you have logged in, open:

<https://chatgpt.com/api/auth/session>
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### Step 4: Copy the page content

You will see a page containing code and text. <mark style="color:$warning;">Copy all the content on this page.</mark>

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Use:

```
ctrl+a >> ctrl+c
```

Warning: If the page only displays `{}` → this means you haven’t logged in correctly. Go back to <https://chatgpt.com>, log in, and try again.

Please ensure that YOUR email address is specified in the code. Example: `{"user":{"id":"user-mnC","email":"example@gmail.com"...}`
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### Step 5: Paste the session content into the form

Copy the page content to the form given in the link you were provided.

Done! Your subscription will be activated automatically very shortly. <mark style="color:$success;">Please wait until you see “completed” on the redemption page.</mark>
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Security note:

After your subscription is activated, you can go to ChatGPT settings and use “Log out of all devices” to securely revoke the access token.
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