diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 865aaae..8ff72ac 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -193,6 +193,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "actix-web-httpauth"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6dda62cf04bc3a9ad2ea8f314f721951cfdb4cdacec4e984d20e77c7bb170991"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-utils",
+ "actix-web",
+ "base64",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-util",
+ "log",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "adler"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -738,6 +753,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "actix-rt",
  "actix-web",
  "actix-web-codegen-const-routes",
+ "actix-web-httpauth",
  "argon2-creds",
  "base64",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6703565..1778f0e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 actix-web = "4"
+actix-web-httpauth = "0.8.0"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = "0.4.17"
diff --git a/src/api/v1/forms.rs b/src/api/v1/forms.rs
index 5685d32..108869c 100644
--- a/src/api/v1/forms.rs
+++ b/src/api/v1/forms.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse, Responder};
+use actix_web_httpauth::middleware::HttpAuthentication;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::db::FormSubmission;
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::AppCtx;
 use crate::*;
 
+use super::bearerauth;
+
 pub mod routes {
     use super::*;
     #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
@@ -95,7 +98,10 @@ impl From<FormSubmission> for FormSubmissionResp {
     }
 }
 
-#[actix_web_codegen_const_routes::post(path = "API_V1_ROUTES.forms.get_all")]
+#[actix_web_codegen_const_routes::post(
+    path = "API_V1_ROUTES.forms.get_all",
+    wrap = "HttpAuthentication::bearer(bearerauth)"
+)]
 async fn list_all(
     ctx: AppCtx,
     payload: web::Json<Table>,
@@ -175,6 +181,8 @@ pub mod tests {
         let upload_path = API_V1_ROUTES.forms.get_submit(host, path);
         println!("{upload_path}");
 
+        let _ = ctx.db.delete_site(host).await;
+
         let foo = Foo {
             foo: "Foo".into(),
             num: 2.33,
@@ -226,6 +234,10 @@ pub mod tests {
             test::TestRequest::post()
                 .set_json(&payload)
                 .uri(&get_sub_route)
+                .insert_header((
+                    header::AUTHORIZATION,
+                    format!("Bearer {}", ctx.settings.dash.api_key),
+                ))
                 .to_request(),
         )
         .await;
diff --git a/src/api/v1/mod.rs b/src/api/v1/mod.rs
index c01a405..069c3e4 100644
--- a/src/api/v1/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/v1/mod.rs
@@ -14,16 +14,17 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
+use crate::errors::ServiceError;
+use crate::AppCtx;
 use actix_web::web;
+use actix_web::{dev::ServiceRequest, Error};
+use actix_web_httpauth::extractors::bearer::BearerAuth;
 
 pub mod forms;
 pub mod meta;
 
 pub const API_V1_ROUTES: routes::Routes = routes::Routes::new();
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct SignedInUser(String);
-
 pub fn services(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     meta::services(cfg);
     forms::services(cfg);
@@ -47,3 +48,17 @@ pub mod routes {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub async fn bearerauth(
+    req: ServiceRequest,
+    credentials: BearerAuth,
+) -> Result<ServiceRequest, (Error, ServiceRequest)> {
+    let ctx: &AppCtx = req.app_data().unwrap();
+    let creds = credentials.token();
+    if ctx.settings.dash.api_key == creds {
+        Ok(req)
+    } else {
+        let e = Error::from(ServiceError::Unauthorized);
+        Err((e, req))
+    }
+}