diff --git a/docs/en/docs/tutorial/security/index.md b/docs/en/docs/tutorial/security/index.md
index 6f460d627..077d8d6d7 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/tutorial/security/index.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/tutorial/security/index.md
@@ -104,3 +104,34 @@ FastAPI provides several tools for each of these security schemes in the `fastap
 In the next chapters you will see how to add security to your API using those tools provided by **FastAPI**.
 
 And you will also see how it gets automatically integrated into the interactive documentation system.
+
+## API Key in Header
+
+An API key is a simple secret string that a client sends with every request.
+It is often used for:
+
+- machine-to-machine communication,
+- internal services,
+- simple “service access” authentication instead of full user accounts.
+
+In OpenAPI, this is represented with the `apiKey` security scheme, and it can be sent in a **query parameter**, a **header**, or a **cookie**.
+
+FastAPI provides tools for these in the `fastapi.security` module, including `APIKeyHeader` for header-based API keys.
+
+### Define an API key in a header
+
+In this example, the client must send an API key in the HTTP header `X-API-Key`.
+We’ll require the exact value `"supersecret"` to access a protected route.
+
+```Python
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Security, status
+from fastapi.security import APIKeyHeader
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+API_KEY = "supersecret"
+API_KEY_NAME = "X-API-Key"
+
+api_key_header = APIKeyHeader(name=API_KEY_NAME, auto_error=False)
diff --git a/docs/es/docs/tutorial/security/index.md b/docs/es/docs/tutorial/security/index.md
index e4d75d8a4..606767f4c 100644
--- a/docs/es/docs/tutorial/security/index.md
+++ b/docs/es/docs/tutorial/security/index.md
@@ -103,3 +103,35 @@ FastAPI proporciona varias herramientas para cada uno de estos esquemas de segur
 En los siguientes capítulos verás cómo agregar seguridad a tu API usando esas herramientas proporcionadas por **FastAPI**.
 
 Y también verás cómo se integra automáticamente en el sistema de documentación interactiva.
+
+
+## API Key en el Header
+
+Una API key es una cadena secreta sencilla que un cliente envía con cada petición.
+Suele utilizarse para:
+
+- comunicación entre servicios,
+- servicios internos,
+- autenticación simple por “acceso al servicio” en lugar de cuentas de usuario completas.
+
+En OpenAPI, esto se representa con el esquema de seguridad `apiKey`, que puede enviarse en un **parámetro de consulta**, un **header**, o una **cookie**.
+
+FastAPI incluye utilidades para esto en el módulo `fastapi.security`, incluyendo `APIKeyHeader` para API keys basadas en headers.
+
+### Definir la API key en un header
+
+En este ejemplo, el cliente debe enviar una API key en el header HTTP `X-API-Key`.
+Requeriremos que el valor sea exactamente `"supersecret"` para acceder a una ruta protegida.
+
+```Python
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Security, status
+from fastapi.security import APIKeyHeader
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+API_KEY = "supersecret"
+API_KEY_NAME = "X-API-Key"
+
+api_key_header = APIKeyHeader(name=API_KEY_NAME, auto_error=False)
diff --git a/docs_src/security/tutorial_api_key_header.py b/docs_src/security/tutorial_api_key_header.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b06c6fe59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs_src/security/tutorial_api_key_header.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Security, status
+from fastapi.security import APIKeyHeader
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+API_KEY = "supersecret"
+API_KEY_NAME = "X-API-Key"
+
+api_key_header = APIKeyHeader(name=API_KEY_NAME, auto_error=False)
+
+
+async def get_api_key(api_key: Optional[str] = Security(api_key_header)) -> str:
+    if api_key is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            detail="Not authenticated",
+        )
+    if api_key != API_KEY:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            detail="Invalid API key",
+        )
+    return api_key
+
+
+@app.get("/protected-route")
+async def protected_route(api_key: str = Security(get_api_key)):
+    return {"message": "You are authorized"}
diff --git a/tests/test_tutorial/test_security/test_tutorial_api_key_header.py b/tests/test_tutorial/test_security/test_tutorial_api_key_header.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bf65470b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_tutorial/test_security/test_tutorial_api_key_header.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(name="client")
+def get_client() -> TestClient:
+    from docs_src.security.tutorial_api_key_header import app
+
+    return TestClient(app)
+
+
+def test_no_api_key(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    response = client.get("/protected-route")
+    assert response.status_code == 403, response.text
+    assert response.json() == {"detail": "Not authenticated"}
+
+
+def test_invalid_api_key(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    response = client.get(
+        "/protected-route",
+        headers={"X-API-Key": "wrong"},
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 403, response.text
+    assert response.json() == {"detail": "Invalid API key"}
+
+
+def test_valid_api_key(client: TestClient) -> None:
+    response = client.get(
+        "/protected-route",
+        headers={"X-API-Key": "supersecret"},
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
+    assert response.json() == {"message": "You are authorized"}