diff --git a/src/Ombi/Startup.cs b/src/Ombi/Startup.cs
index 6a9c8c4eb..09b5f382b 100644
--- a/src/Ombi/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi/Startup.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AutoMapper;
 using AutoMapper.EquivalencyExpression;
 using Hangfire;
@@ -27,11 +30,13 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions;
 using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens;
 using Ombi.Config;
 using Ombi.Core.Claims;
+using Ombi.Core.Settings;
 using Ombi.DependencyInjection;
 using Ombi.Helpers;
 using Ombi.Mapping;
 using Ombi.Models.Identity;
 using Ombi.Schedule;
+using Ombi.Settings.Settings.Models;
 using Ombi.Store.Context;
 using Ombi.Store.Entities;
 using Serilog;
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ namespace Ombi
             if (env.IsProduction())
             {
                 Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
-                    .MinimumLevel.Information()
+                    .MinimumLevel.Debug()
                     .WriteTo.RollingFile(Path.Combine(env.ContentRootPath, "Logs", "log-{Date}.txt"))
                     .WriteTo.SQLite("Ombi.db", "Logs", LogEventLevel.Debug)
                     .CreateLogger();
@@ -245,6 +250,8 @@ namespace Ombi
 
             app.UseAuthentication();
 
+            //ApiKeyMiddlewear(app, serviceProvider);
+
             app.UseMvc(routes =>
             { 
                 routes.MapRoute(
@@ -256,6 +263,50 @@ namespace Ombi
                     defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index" });
             });
         }
+
+        private static void ApiKeyMiddlewear(IApplicationBuilder app, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+        {
+            app.Use(async (context, next) =>
+            {
+                if (context.Request.Path.StartsWithSegments(new PathString("/api")))
+                {
+                    // Let's check if this is an API Call
+                    if (context.Request.Headers["ApiKey"].Any())
+                    {
+                        // validate the supplied API key
+                        // Validate it
+                        var headerKey = context.Request.Headers["ApiKey"].FirstOrDefault();
+                        var settingsProvider = serviceProvider.GetService<ISettingsService<OmbiSettings>>();
+                        var ombiSettings = settingsProvider.GetSettings();
+                        var valid = ombiSettings.ApiKey.Equals(headerKey, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase);
+                        if (!valid)
+                        {
+                            context.Response.StatusCode = (int) HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized;
+                            await context.Response.WriteAsync("Invalid API Key");
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            var identity = new GenericIdentity("API");
+                            identity.AddClaim(new System.Security.Claims.Claim("Origin", "Api"));
+                            identity.AddClaim(new System.Security.Claims.Claim("role", "Admin"));
+
+                            var principal = new GenericPrincipal(identity, new[] {"ApiUser"});
+                            // TODO need to think about if I require a JWT Token here.
+                            context.User = principal;
+                            await next();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        await next();
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    await next();
+                }
+            });
+        }
     }
     
     public class HangfireAuthorizationFilter : IDashboardAuthorizationFilter
diff --git a/src/Ombi/package-lock.json b/src/Ombi/package-lock.json
index 3f1ffa300..62dcd0404 100644
--- a/src/Ombi/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/Ombi/package-lock.json
@@ -4972,7 +4972,6 @@
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       "requires": {
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         "abbrev": "1.1.0",
         "ansi-regex": "3.0.0",
         "ansicolors": "0.3.2",
@@ -5002,6 +5001,7 @@
         "inherits": "2.0.3",
         "ini": "1.3.4",
         "init-package-json": "1.10.1",
+        "JSONStream": "1.3.1",
         "lazy-property": "1.0.0",
         "libnpx": "9.6.0",
         "lockfile": "1.0.3",
@@ -5072,24 +5072,6 @@
         "write-file-atomic": "2.1.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
-        "JSONStream": {
-          "version": "1.3.1",
-          "bundled": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "jsonparse": "1.3.1",
-            "through": "2.3.8"
-          },
-          "dependencies": {
-            "jsonparse": {
-              "version": "1.3.1",
-              "bundled": true
-            },
-            "through": {
-              "version": "2.3.8",
-              "bundled": true
-            }
-          }
-        },
         "abbrev": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
           "bundled": true
@@ -5389,6 +5371,24 @@
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           }
         },
+        "JSONStream": {
+          "version": "1.3.1",
+          "bundled": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "jsonparse": "1.3.1",
+            "through": "2.3.8"
+          },
+          "dependencies": {
+            "jsonparse": {
+              "version": "1.3.1",
+              "bundled": true
+            },
+            "through": {
+              "version": "2.3.8",
+              "bundled": true
+            }
+          }
+        },
         "lazy-property": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true
@@ -10036,6 +10036,14 @@
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     },
+    "string_decoder": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4AH6Z5fzNNBcH+6XDMfA/BTt87skxqJlO0lAh3Dker5zThcAxG6mKz+iGu308UKoPPQ8Dcqx/4JhujzltRa+hQ==",
+      "requires": {
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+      }
+    },
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@@ -10046,14 +10054,6 @@
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