diff --git a/src/api/index.js b/src/api/index.js
index 81a69f4e..ca742276 100644
--- a/src/api/index.js
+++ b/src/api/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export const $axios2 = axios.create({
 const $auth = localStorageCache(0, 'app').get('auth')
 const initUser = $auth ? $auth.data : undefined
 if (initUser) { $axios2.defaults.headers.common['Authorization'] = `BEARER ${initUser.token}` }
+
+$axios2.defaults.headers.common['api-key'] = process.env.VUE_APP_API_KEY || config.VUE_APP_API_KEY
+
 /* provided methods */
 const $http = (path, opts, handleErrors) => {
   opts = opts || {}