diff --git a/cmd/api.go b/cmd/api.go
index 36bfedc..bb20834 100644
--- a/cmd/api.go
+++ b/cmd/api.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var apiCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		v0 := e.Group("/v0")
 
-		bottinApiClient := bottindata.NewApiClient("bottin", cfg.Bottin.API.Host, "http", 1312)
+		bottinApiClient := bottindata.NewApiClient(cfg.Bottin.API.Key, cfg.Bottin.API.Host, "http", 1312)
 
 		dbClient, err := dbclient.New("db", "bottinag", "bottinag", "bottinag", 5432, false)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 21ba7c0..66a9f57 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type APIConfig struct {
 type BottinConfig struct {
 	API struct {
 		Host string
+		Key  string
 	}
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ func RegisterFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// bottin.api.key
+	if err := RegisterString(cmd, true,
+		"bottin.api.key", "bottin-api-key", "Bottin API server key", "bottin"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// web.port ; --web-port
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Int("web-port", 3183, "Webserver port")
 	if err := viper.BindPFlag("web.port", cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("web-port")); err != nil {