Your chatbot already answers questions. Let the answers pay.

// SERVER-SIDE ONLY. Keep the LoreAds API key in your server environment.
app.post("/api/loreads-ad", async (req, res) => {
  const response = await fetch("https://your-loreads-domain/api/serve-ad", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      api_key: process.env.LOREADS_API_KEY,
      context: String(req.body.topicSignal || "").slice(0, 300),
    }),
  });
  const payload = await response.json();
  res.status(response.status).json({ ad: payload.ad || null });
});

// Browser: call your own backend route, never LoreAds directly with the key.
const response = await fetch("/api/loreads-ad", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ topicSignal: userQuestion }),
});
const { ad } = await response.json();
if (ad) renderSponsoredCard(ad); // Keep the Sponsored label visible.