A save has no summary
A summary is usually ready about a minute after you save a link. If it is not, the item carries a label that says why. This page helps you read that label and fix it.
Symptoms
- The item is in your feed with a label such as Needs a key, Stuck, Failed or Couldn't open.
- You open the item and see "This is taking a while" or "Couldn't summarize" instead of a summary.
- The feed shows the banner Add your API key to get summaries.
- On a computer, the bottom of the left sidebar says No API key.
Checks
- Open the item. The space where the summary goes says what is wrong.
- Open Settings, then AI model. Under OpenRouter key, look for "Key saved. It is not shown again." If the field is empty, you have no key yet.
- If the item is an Instagram link, open Settings, then Capture, and check that the Instagram row says Saved.
- Log in to openrouter.ai and check that your account still has credit.
- Wait five minutes after saving. An item becomes Stuck only after five minutes with no answer.
Fixes
| What you see | Fix |
|---|---|
| Needs a key, or "Add your OpenRouter key in Settings to get summaries." | Press Go to Settings and save your key. See Get an OpenRouter key. Items waiting for a key are summarized once a key that works is saved. You do not need to save them again. |
| "Add a SociaVault key in Settings to read Instagram posts." | Press Go to Settings and save a SociaVault key under Instagram. |
| "Your OpenRouter key isn't working. Fix it in Settings › AI model." | Press Fix it in Settings, create a new key on openrouter.ai and paste it in. |
| "Your OpenRouter account is out of credit. Add credit at openrouter.ai, then try again." | Add credit on openrouter.ai, then press Try again on the item. |
| Stuck or "This is taking a while" | Press Try again. |
| Couldn't open | The page could not be opened. Press Try again, or Open link to check that the page still exists. |
| Failed with any other reason | Press Try again. If it fails the same way, the page may not be readable. |
TIP
When you save a key that works, the message tells you how many items it put back in the queue, for example "Key works, summarizing 3 items".
If many saves are affected, open the Waiting page from Settings, Capture, Waiting saves. It lists every save that needs you. The Needs your key group has a Fix it in Settings link and the Couldn't open group has a Try again all button.
If the label is Waiting for full text or Waiting for transcript, see A page stays waiting instead.
Related pages: Item status labels, Every setting.