diff --git a/packages/api-gateway/src/auth-service/gen/api_key.ts b/packages/api-gateway/src/auth-service/gen/api_key.ts
index 49bee97..4a6e60c 100644
--- a/packages/api-gateway/src/auth-service/gen/api_key.ts
+++ b/packages/api-gateway/src/auth-service/gen/api_key.ts
@@ -1,68 +1,64 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-import { GrpcMethod, GrpcStreamMethod } from '@nestjs/microservices';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { GrpcMethod, GrpcStreamMethod } from "@nestjs/microservices";
+import { Observable } from "rxjs";
 
-export const protobufPackage = 'authservice.api_key';
+export const protobufPackage = "authservice.api_key";
 
-export interface IssueApiKeyRequest {}
+export interface IssueApiKeyRequest {
+}
+
+export interface IssueApiKeyResponse {
+}
+
+export interface RevokeApiKeyRequest {
+}
 
-export interface IssueApiKeyResponse {}
+export interface RevokeApiKeyResponse {
+}
 
-export interface RevokeApiKeyRequest {}
+export interface IsValidApiKeyRequest {
+}
 
-export interface RevokeApiKeyResponse {}
+export interface IsValidApiKeyResponse {
+}
 
-export const AUTHSERVICE_API_KEY_PACKAGE_NAME = 'authservice.api_key';
+export const AUTHSERVICE_API_KEY_PACKAGE_NAME = "authservice.api_key";
 
 export interface ApiKeyServiceClient {
   issueApiKey(request: IssueApiKeyRequest): Observable<IssueApiKeyResponse>;
 
   revokeApiKey(request: RevokeApiKeyRequest): Observable<RevokeApiKeyResponse>;
+
+  isValidApiKey(request: IsValidApiKeyRequest): Observable<IsValidApiKeyResponse>;
 }
 
 export interface ApiKeyServiceController {
   issueApiKey(
     request: IssueApiKeyRequest,
-  ):
-    | Promise<IssueApiKeyResponse>
-    | Observable<IssueApiKeyResponse>
-    | IssueApiKeyResponse;
+  ): Promise<IssueApiKeyResponse> | Observable<IssueApiKeyResponse> | IssueApiKeyResponse;
 
   revokeApiKey(
     request: RevokeApiKeyRequest,
-  ):
-    | Promise<RevokeApiKeyResponse>
-    | Observable<RevokeApiKeyResponse>
-    | RevokeApiKeyResponse;
+  ): Promise<RevokeApiKeyResponse> | Observable<RevokeApiKeyResponse> | RevokeApiKeyResponse;
+
+  isValidApiKey(
+    request: IsValidApiKeyRequest,
+  ): Promise<IsValidApiKeyResponse> | Observable<IsValidApiKeyResponse> | IsValidApiKeyResponse;
 }
 
 export function ApiKeyServiceControllerMethods() {
   return function (constructor: Function) {
-    const grpcMethods: string[] = ['issueApiKey', 'revokeApiKey'];
+    const grpcMethods: string[] = ["issueApiKey", "revokeApiKey", "isValidApiKey"];
     for (const method of grpcMethods) {
-      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
-        constructor.prototype,
-        method,
-      );
-      GrpcMethod('ApiKeyService', method)(
-        constructor.prototype[method],
-        method,
-        descriptor,
-      );
+      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(constructor.prototype, method);
+      GrpcMethod("ApiKeyService", method)(constructor.prototype[method], method, descriptor);
     }
     const grpcStreamMethods: string[] = [];
     for (const method of grpcStreamMethods) {
-      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
-        constructor.prototype,
-        method,
-      );
-      GrpcStreamMethod('ApiKeyService', method)(
-        constructor.prototype[method],
-        method,
-        descriptor,
-      );
+      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(constructor.prototype, method);
+      GrpcStreamMethod("ApiKeyService", method)(constructor.prototype[method], method, descriptor);
     }
   };
 }
 
-export const API_KEY_SERVICE_NAME = 'ApiKeyService';
+export const API_KEY_SERVICE_NAME = "ApiKeyService";
diff --git a/packages/api-gateway/src/auth-service/gen/jwt.ts b/packages/api-gateway/src/auth-service/gen/jwt.ts
index e432e0e..0b2915e 100644
--- a/packages/api-gateway/src/auth-service/gen/jwt.ts
+++ b/packages/api-gateway/src/auth-service/gen/jwt.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,30 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-import { GrpcMethod, GrpcStreamMethod } from '@nestjs/microservices';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { GrpcMethod, GrpcStreamMethod } from "@nestjs/microservices";
+import { Observable } from "rxjs";
 
-export const protobufPackage = 'authservice.jwt';
+export const protobufPackage = "authservice.jwt";
 
-export interface CreateJwtRequest {}
+export interface CreateJwtRequestHeader {
+  XApiKey: string;
+}
+
+export interface CreateJwtRequest {
+  header: CreateJwtRequestHeader | undefined;
+}
 
-export interface CreateJwtResponse {}
+export interface CreateJwtResponse {
+  success: boolean;
+  error: string;
+  jwt?: string | undefined;
+}
 
-export interface ValidateJwtRequest {}
+export interface ValidateJwtRequest {
+}
 
-export interface ValidateJwtResponse {}
+export interface ValidateJwtResponse {
+}
 
-export const AUTHSERVICE_JWT_PACKAGE_NAME = 'authservice.jwt';
+export const AUTHSERVICE_JWT_PACKAGE_NAME = "authservice.jwt";
 
 export interface JwtServiceClient {
   createJwt(request: CreateJwtRequest): Observable<CreateJwtResponse>;
@@ -21,48 +33,26 @@ export interface JwtServiceClient {
 }
 
 export interface JwtServiceController {
-  createJwt(
-    request: CreateJwtRequest,
-  ):
-    | Promise<CreateJwtResponse>
-    | Observable<CreateJwtResponse>
-    | CreateJwtResponse;
+  createJwt(request: CreateJwtRequest): Promise<CreateJwtResponse> | Observable<CreateJwtResponse> | CreateJwtResponse;
 
   validateJwt(
     request: ValidateJwtRequest,
-  ):
-    | Promise<ValidateJwtResponse>
-    | Observable<ValidateJwtResponse>
-    | ValidateJwtResponse;
+  ): Promise<ValidateJwtResponse> | Observable<ValidateJwtResponse> | ValidateJwtResponse;
 }
 
 export function JwtServiceControllerMethods() {
   return function (constructor: Function) {
-    const grpcMethods: string[] = ['createJwt', 'validateJwt'];
+    const grpcMethods: string[] = ["createJwt", "validateJwt"];
     for (const method of grpcMethods) {
-      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
-        constructor.prototype,
-        method,
-      );
-      GrpcMethod('JwtService', method)(
-        constructor.prototype[method],
-        method,
-        descriptor,
-      );
+      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(constructor.prototype, method);
+      GrpcMethod("JwtService", method)(constructor.prototype[method], method, descriptor);
     }
     const grpcStreamMethods: string[] = [];
     for (const method of grpcStreamMethods) {
-      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
-        constructor.prototype,
-        method,
-      );
-      GrpcStreamMethod('JwtService', method)(
-        constructor.prototype[method],
-        method,
-        descriptor,
-      );
+      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(constructor.prototype, method);
+      GrpcStreamMethod("JwtService", method)(constructor.prototype[method], method, descriptor);
     }
   };
 }
 
-export const JWT_SERVICE_NAME = 'JwtService';
+export const JWT_SERVICE_NAME = "JwtService";
diff --git a/packages/auth-service/src/gen/api_key.ts b/packages/auth-service/src/gen/api_key.ts
index 49bee97..4a6e60c 100644
--- a/packages/auth-service/src/gen/api_key.ts
+++ b/packages/auth-service/src/gen/api_key.ts
@@ -1,68 +1,64 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-import { GrpcMethod, GrpcStreamMethod } from '@nestjs/microservices';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { GrpcMethod, GrpcStreamMethod } from "@nestjs/microservices";
+import { Observable } from "rxjs";
 
-export const protobufPackage = 'authservice.api_key';
+export const protobufPackage = "authservice.api_key";
 
-export interface IssueApiKeyRequest {}
+export interface IssueApiKeyRequest {
+}
+
+export interface IssueApiKeyResponse {
+}
+
+export interface RevokeApiKeyRequest {
+}
 
-export interface IssueApiKeyResponse {}
+export interface RevokeApiKeyResponse {
+}
 
-export interface RevokeApiKeyRequest {}
+export interface IsValidApiKeyRequest {
+}
 
-export interface RevokeApiKeyResponse {}
+export interface IsValidApiKeyResponse {
+}
 
-export const AUTHSERVICE_API_KEY_PACKAGE_NAME = 'authservice.api_key';
+export const AUTHSERVICE_API_KEY_PACKAGE_NAME = "authservice.api_key";
 
 export interface ApiKeyServiceClient {
   issueApiKey(request: IssueApiKeyRequest): Observable<IssueApiKeyResponse>;
 
   revokeApiKey(request: RevokeApiKeyRequest): Observable<RevokeApiKeyResponse>;
+
+  isValidApiKey(request: IsValidApiKeyRequest): Observable<IsValidApiKeyResponse>;
 }
 
 export interface ApiKeyServiceController {
   issueApiKey(
     request: IssueApiKeyRequest,
-  ):
-    | Promise<IssueApiKeyResponse>
-    | Observable<IssueApiKeyResponse>
-    | IssueApiKeyResponse;
+  ): Promise<IssueApiKeyResponse> | Observable<IssueApiKeyResponse> | IssueApiKeyResponse;
 
   revokeApiKey(
     request: RevokeApiKeyRequest,
-  ):
-    | Promise<RevokeApiKeyResponse>
-    | Observable<RevokeApiKeyResponse>
-    | RevokeApiKeyResponse;
+  ): Promise<RevokeApiKeyResponse> | Observable<RevokeApiKeyResponse> | RevokeApiKeyResponse;
+
+  isValidApiKey(
+    request: IsValidApiKeyRequest,
+  ): Promise<IsValidApiKeyResponse> | Observable<IsValidApiKeyResponse> | IsValidApiKeyResponse;
 }
 
 export function ApiKeyServiceControllerMethods() {
   return function (constructor: Function) {
-    const grpcMethods: string[] = ['issueApiKey', 'revokeApiKey'];
+    const grpcMethods: string[] = ["issueApiKey", "revokeApiKey", "isValidApiKey"];
     for (const method of grpcMethods) {
-      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
-        constructor.prototype,
-        method,
-      );
-      GrpcMethod('ApiKeyService', method)(
-        constructor.prototype[method],
-        method,
-        descriptor,
-      );
+      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(constructor.prototype, method);
+      GrpcMethod("ApiKeyService", method)(constructor.prototype[method], method, descriptor);
     }
     const grpcStreamMethods: string[] = [];
     for (const method of grpcStreamMethods) {
-      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
-        constructor.prototype,
-        method,
-      );
-      GrpcStreamMethod('ApiKeyService', method)(
-        constructor.prototype[method],
-        method,
-        descriptor,
-      );
+      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(constructor.prototype, method);
+      GrpcStreamMethod("ApiKeyService", method)(constructor.prototype[method], method, descriptor);
     }
   };
 }
 
-export const API_KEY_SERVICE_NAME = 'ApiKeyService';
+export const API_KEY_SERVICE_NAME = "ApiKeyService";
diff --git a/packages/auth-service/src/gen/jwt.ts b/packages/auth-service/src/gen/jwt.ts
index e432e0e..0b2915e 100644
--- a/packages/auth-service/src/gen/jwt.ts
+++ b/packages/auth-service/src/gen/jwt.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,30 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-import { GrpcMethod, GrpcStreamMethod } from '@nestjs/microservices';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { GrpcMethod, GrpcStreamMethod } from "@nestjs/microservices";
+import { Observable } from "rxjs";
 
-export const protobufPackage = 'authservice.jwt';
+export const protobufPackage = "authservice.jwt";
 
-export interface CreateJwtRequest {}
+export interface CreateJwtRequestHeader {
+  XApiKey: string;
+}
+
+export interface CreateJwtRequest {
+  header: CreateJwtRequestHeader | undefined;
+}
 
-export interface CreateJwtResponse {}
+export interface CreateJwtResponse {
+  success: boolean;
+  error: string;
+  jwt?: string | undefined;
+}
 
-export interface ValidateJwtRequest {}
+export interface ValidateJwtRequest {
+}
 
-export interface ValidateJwtResponse {}
+export interface ValidateJwtResponse {
+}
 
-export const AUTHSERVICE_JWT_PACKAGE_NAME = 'authservice.jwt';
+export const AUTHSERVICE_JWT_PACKAGE_NAME = "authservice.jwt";
 
 export interface JwtServiceClient {
   createJwt(request: CreateJwtRequest): Observable<CreateJwtResponse>;
@@ -21,48 +33,26 @@ export interface JwtServiceClient {
 }
 
 export interface JwtServiceController {
-  createJwt(
-    request: CreateJwtRequest,
-  ):
-    | Promise<CreateJwtResponse>
-    | Observable<CreateJwtResponse>
-    | CreateJwtResponse;
+  createJwt(request: CreateJwtRequest): Promise<CreateJwtResponse> | Observable<CreateJwtResponse> | CreateJwtResponse;
 
   validateJwt(
     request: ValidateJwtRequest,
-  ):
-    | Promise<ValidateJwtResponse>
-    | Observable<ValidateJwtResponse>
-    | ValidateJwtResponse;
+  ): Promise<ValidateJwtResponse> | Observable<ValidateJwtResponse> | ValidateJwtResponse;
 }
 
 export function JwtServiceControllerMethods() {
   return function (constructor: Function) {
-    const grpcMethods: string[] = ['createJwt', 'validateJwt'];
+    const grpcMethods: string[] = ["createJwt", "validateJwt"];
     for (const method of grpcMethods) {
-      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
-        constructor.prototype,
-        method,
-      );
-      GrpcMethod('JwtService', method)(
-        constructor.prototype[method],
-        method,
-        descriptor,
-      );
+      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(constructor.prototype, method);
+      GrpcMethod("JwtService", method)(constructor.prototype[method], method, descriptor);
     }
     const grpcStreamMethods: string[] = [];
     for (const method of grpcStreamMethods) {
-      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
-        constructor.prototype,
-        method,
-      );
-      GrpcStreamMethod('JwtService', method)(
-        constructor.prototype[method],
-        method,
-        descriptor,
-      );
+      const descriptor: any = Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(constructor.prototype, method);
+      GrpcStreamMethod("JwtService", method)(constructor.prototype[method], method, descriptor);
     }
   };
 }
 
-export const JWT_SERVICE_NAME = 'JwtService';
+export const JWT_SERVICE_NAME = "JwtService";
diff --git a/packages/auth-service/src/modules/api_key/api_key.controller.ts b/packages/auth-service/src/modules/api_key/api_key.controller.ts
index 12b127c..d62e58b 100644
--- a/packages/auth-service/src/modules/api_key/api_key.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/auth-service/src/modules/api_key/api_key.controller.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Controller } from '@nestjs/common';
 import {
   ApiKeyServiceController,
   ApiKeyServiceControllerMethods,
+  IsValidApiKeyRequest,
+  IsValidApiKeyResponse,
   IssueApiKeyRequest,
   IssueApiKeyResponse,
   RevokeApiKeyRequest,
@@ -19,4 +21,9 @@ export class ApiKeyController implements ApiKeyServiceController {
     console.log(`request: ${request}`);
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
+
+  async isValidApiKey(request: IsValidApiKeyRequest): Promise<IsValidApiKeyResponse> {
+
+    return true
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/auth-service/src/modules/jwt/jwt.controller.ts b/packages/auth-service/src/modules/jwt/jwt.controller.ts
index 5c60762..10fd335 100644
--- a/packages/auth-service/src/modules/jwt/jwt.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/auth-service/src/modules/jwt/jwt.controller.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-import { Controller } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Controller, Inject, Post } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { ClientGrpc } from '@nestjs/microservices';
+import { API_KEY_SERVICE_NAME, ApiKeyServiceClient } from 'src/gen/api_key';
 import {
   CreateJwtRequest,
   CreateJwtResponse,
+  JWT_SERVICE_NAME,
   JwtServiceController,
   JwtServiceControllerMethods,
   ValidateJwtRequest,
@@ -11,9 +14,25 @@ import {
 @Controller('jwt')
 @JwtServiceControllerMethods()
 export class JWTController implements JwtServiceController {
+  private apiKeyService: ApiKeyServiceClient;
+
+  constructor(private apiKeyClient: ClientGrpc) {
+    this.apiKeyService = apiKeyClient.getService<ApiKeyServiceClient>(API_KEY_SERVICE_NAME);
+  }
+
+  @Post('authorize')
   async createJwt(request: CreateJwtRequest): Promise<CreateJwtResponse> {
-    console.log(`request: ${request}`);
-    return {};
+    const { header } = request;
+    const apiKey = header.XApiKey;
+
+    if (!this.apiKeyService.isValidApiKey(apiKey)) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        error: "Provided API key is not valid"
+      }
+    }
+
+    return
   }
   validateJwt(request: ValidateJwtRequest): Promise<ValidateJwtResponse> {
     console.log(`request: ${request}`);
diff --git a/packages/proto/auth-service/api_key.proto b/packages/proto/auth-service/api_key.proto
index c858e0c..89816ee 100644
--- a/packages/proto/auth-service/api_key.proto
+++ b/packages/proto/auth-service/api_key.proto
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package authservice.api_key;
 service ApiKeyService {
   rpc issueApiKey(IssueApiKeyRequest) returns (IssueApiKeyResponse);
   rpc revokeApiKey(RevokeApiKeyRequest) returns (RevokeApiKeyResponse);
+  rpc isValidApiKey(IsValidApiKeyRequest) returns (IsValidApiKeyResponse);
 }
 
 message IssueApiKeyRequest {}
@@ -12,3 +13,6 @@ message IssueApiKeyResponse {}
 
 message RevokeApiKeyRequest {}
 message RevokeApiKeyResponse {}
+
+message IsValidApiKeyRequest{}
+message IsValidApiKeyResponse{}
diff --git a/packages/proto/auth-service/jwt.proto b/packages/proto/auth-service/jwt.proto
index 7294f19..08ae852 100644
--- a/packages/proto/auth-service/jwt.proto
+++ b/packages/proto/auth-service/jwt.proto
@@ -7,8 +7,22 @@ service JwtService {
   rpc validateJwt(ValidateJwtRequest) returns (ValidateJwtResponse);
 }
 
-message CreateJwtRequest {}
-message CreateJwtResponse {}
+message CreateJwtRequestHeader{
+  string X_Api_Key = 1 [json_name = "X-Api-Key"];
+}
+
+message CreateJwtRequest {
+  CreateJwtRequestHeader header = 1;  
+}
+message CreateJwtResponse {
+  bool success = 1;
+  oneof error_optional{
+    string error = 3;
+  }
+  oneof jwt_optional{
+    string jwt = 3;
+  }
+}
 
 message ValidateJwtRequest {}
 message ValidateJwtResponse {}