diff --git a/backend/__tests__/middlewares/auth.spec.ts b/backend/__tests__/middlewares/auth.spec.ts
index 836c28a2a..3caeb80e4 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/middlewares/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/__tests__/middlewares/auth.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import * as Auth from "../../src/middlewares/auth";
 import { DecodedIdToken } from "firebase-admin/lib/auth/token-verifier";
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
 import { getCachedConfiguration } from "../../src/init/configuration";
+import * as ApeKeys from "../../src/dal/ape-keys";
+import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
+import { hashSync } from "bcrypt";
 
 const mockDecodedToken: DecodedIdToken = {
   uid: "123456789",
@@ -10,9 +13,21 @@ const mockDecodedToken: DecodedIdToken = {
   iat: 0,
 } as DecodedIdToken;
 
-jest.spyOn(AuthUtils, "verifyIdToken").mockImplementation(async (_token) => {
-  return mockDecodedToken;
-});
+jest.spyOn(AuthUtils, "verifyIdToken").mockResolvedValue(mockDecodedToken);
+
+const mockApeKey = {
+  _id: new ObjectId(),
+  uid: "123",
+  name: "test",
+  hash: hashSync("key", 5),
+  createdOn: Date.now(),
+  modifiedOn: Date.now(),
+  lastUsedOn: Date.now(),
+  useCount: 0,
+  enabled: true,
+};
+jest.spyOn(ApeKeys, "getApeKey").mockResolvedValue(mockApeKey);
+jest.spyOn(ApeKeys, "updateLastUsedOn").mockResolvedValue();
 
 describe("middlewares/auth", () => {
   let mockRequest: Partial<MonkeyTypes.Request>;
@@ -20,6 +35,9 @@ describe("middlewares/auth", () => {
   let nextFunction: NextFunction;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    let config = await getCachedConfiguration(true);
+    config.apeKeys.acceptKeys = true;
+
     mockRequest = {
       baseUrl: "/api/v1",
       route: {
@@ -29,7 +47,7 @@ describe("middlewares/auth", () => {
         authorization: "Bearer 123456789",
       },
       ctx: {
-        configuration: await getCachedConfiguration(true),
+        configuration: config,
         decodedToken: {
           type: "None",
           uid: "",
@@ -93,5 +111,85 @@ describe("middlewares/auth", () => {
       expect(decodedToken?.uid).toBe(mockDecodedToken.uid);
       expect(nextFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
+    it("should allow the request if apeKey is supported", async () => {
+      mockRequest.headers = {
+        authorization: "ApeKey aWQua2V5",
+      };
+
+      const authenticateRequest = Auth.authenticateRequest({
+        acceptApeKeys: true,
+      });
+
+      await authenticateRequest(
+        mockRequest as Request,
+        mockResponse as Response,
+        nextFunction
+      );
+
+      const decodedToken = mockRequest?.ctx?.decodedToken;
+
+      expect(decodedToken?.type).toBe("ApeKey");
+      expect(decodedToken?.email).toBe("");
+      expect(decodedToken?.uid).toBe("123");
+      expect(nextFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+    it("should allow the request with authentation on public endpoint", async () => {
+      const authenticateRequest = Auth.authenticateRequest({
+        isPublic: true,
+      });
+
+      await authenticateRequest(
+        mockRequest as Request,
+        mockResponse as Response,
+        nextFunction
+      );
+
+      const decodedToken = mockRequest?.ctx?.decodedToken;
+      expect(decodedToken?.type).toBe("Bearer");
+      expect(decodedToken?.email).toBe(mockDecodedToken.email);
+      expect(decodedToken?.uid).toBe(mockDecodedToken.uid);
+      expect(nextFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+    it("should allow the request without authentication on public endpoint", async () => {
+      mockRequest.headers = {};
+
+      const authenticateRequest = Auth.authenticateRequest({
+        isPublic: true,
+      });
+
+      await authenticateRequest(
+        mockRequest as Request,
+        mockResponse as Response,
+        nextFunction
+      );
+
+      const decodedToken = mockRequest?.ctx?.decodedToken;
+      expect(decodedToken?.type).toBe("None");
+      expect(decodedToken?.email).toBe("");
+      expect(decodedToken?.uid).toBe("");
+      expect(nextFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+    it("should allow the request with apeKey on public endpoint", async () => {
+      mockRequest.headers = {
+        authorization: "ApeKey aWQua2V5",
+      };
+
+      const authenticateRequest = Auth.authenticateRequest({
+        isPublic: true,
+      });
+
+      await authenticateRequest(
+        mockRequest as Request,
+        mockResponse as Response,
+        nextFunction
+      );
+
+      const decodedToken = mockRequest?.ctx?.decodedToken;
+
+      expect(decodedToken?.type).toBe("ApeKey");
+      expect(decodedToken?.email).toBe("");
+      expect(decodedToken?.uid).toBe("123");
+      expect(nextFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
   });
 });