diff --git a/gbfs-validator/__test__/__snapshots__/gbfs.test.js.snap b/gbfs-validator/__test__/__snapshots__/gbfs.test.js.snap
index 0d6a007..12dd63d 100644
--- a/gbfs-validator/__test__/__snapshots__/gbfs.test.js.snap
+++ b/gbfs-validator/__test__/__snapshots__/gbfs.test.js.snap
@@ -78,12 +78,13 @@ GBFS {
   "auth": Object {
     "apiKey": Object {
       "key": "mykey",
+      "value": "myvalue",
     },
     "type": "api_key",
   },
   "gotOptions": Object {
     "headers": Object {
-      "X-API-KEY": "mykey",
+      "mykey": "myvalue",
     },
   },
   "options": Object {
diff --git a/gbfs-validator/__test__/gbfs.test.js b/gbfs-validator/__test__/gbfs.test.js
index 5685477..c532d5f 100644
--- a/gbfs-validator/__test__/gbfs.test.js
+++ b/gbfs-validator/__test__/gbfs.test.js
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ describe('initialization', () => {
         new GBFS('http://localhost:8888/gbfs.json', {
           auth: {
             type: 'api_key',
-            apiKey: { key: 'mykey' }
+            apiKey: {
+              key: 'mykey',
+              value: 'myvalue'
+            }
           }
         })
       ).toMatchSnapshot()
diff --git a/gbfs-validator/gbfs.js b/gbfs-validator/gbfs.js
index e81199b..fe136f9 100644
--- a/gbfs-validator/gbfs.js
+++ b/gbfs-validator/gbfs.js
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class GBFS {
 
       if (this.auth.type === 'api_key' && this.auth.apiKey) {
         this.gotOptions.headers = {
-          'X-API-KEY': `${this.auth.apiKey.key}`
+          [this.auth.apiKey.key]: `${this.auth.apiKey.value}`
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/website/src/pages/Validator.vue b/website/src/pages/Validator.vue
index efc5bce..a6100ef 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/Validator.vue
+++ b/website/src/pages/Validator.vue
@@ -201,17 +201,28 @@ function updateURL() {
             ></b-form-input>
           </b-form-group>
 
-          <b-form-group
+           <b-form-group
             id="input-group-api_key"
             label="Authentification"
             label-for="input-api_key"
             v-if="state.options.auth.type === 'api_key'"
           >
-            <b-form-input
-              id="input-api_key"
-              placeholder="key"
-              v-model="state.options.auth.apiKey.key"
-            ></b-form-input>
+            <b-row>
+              <b-col>
+                <b-form-input
+                  id="input-api_key-key"
+                  placeholder="key"
+                  v-model="state.options.auth.apiKey.key"
+                ></b-form-input>
+              </b-col>
+              <b-col>
+                <b-form-input
+                  id="input-api_key-value"
+                  placeholder="value"
+                  v-model="state.options.auth.apiKey.value"
+                ></b-form-input>
+              </b-col>
+            </b-row>
           </b-form-group>
 
           <b-form-group