diff --git a/src/chatgpt-api.ts b/src/chatgpt-api.ts
index 8caaf16..cd26df9 100644
--- a/src/chatgpt-api.ts
+++ b/src/chatgpt-api.ts
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ export class ChatGPTAPI {
             if (response?.id) {
               result.id = response.id
             }
+
             if (response?.choices?.length) {
               result.text = response.choices[0].text.trim()
             } else {
@@ -337,6 +338,14 @@ export class ChatGPTAPI {
     }
   }
 
+  get apiKey(): string {
+    return this._apiKey
+  }
+
+  set apiKey(apiKey: string) {
+    this._apiKey = apiKey
+  }
+
   protected async _buildPrompt(
     message: string,
     opts: types.SendMessageOptions