diff --git a/client/api_key.go b/client/api_key.go
index 85a7f4f7..c623c156 100644
--- a/client/api_key.go
+++ b/client/api_key.go
@@ -5,11 +5,45 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"time"
 
 	clientv1 "github.com/spectrocloud/palette-sdk-go/api/client/v1"
 	"github.com/spectrocloud/palette-sdk-go/api/models"
 )
 
+func (h *V1Client) CreateAPIKey(name, TenantUID, emailID, org, password string) (string, error) {
+	annotations := map[string]string{
+		"Description": "Automation-Test"}
+	body := &models.V1APIKeyEntity{
+		Metadata: &models.V1ObjectMeta{
+			Name:        name,
+			Annotations: annotations,
+		},
+		Spec: &models.V1APIKeySpecEntity{
+			UserUID: TenantUID,
+			Expiry:  models.V1Time(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Hour)), // Set expiry time
+		},
+	}
+	if _, err := h.AuthLogin(emailID, org, password); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to login as sysadmin: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Check if the JWT is set
+	if h.jwt == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("JWT is not set after login")
+	}
+	log.Infof("JWT before creating API key: %s", h.jwt)
+	h.Client = clientv1.New(h.getTransport(), strfmt.Default)
+
+	params := clientv1.NewV1APIKeysCreateParams().WithBody(body)
+	resp, err := h.Client.V1APIKeysCreate(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create API key: %w", err)
+	}
+	return resp.Payload.UID, nil
+}
+
 // GetAPIKeys retrieves all API Keys.
 func (h *V1Client) GetAPIKeys() (*models.V1APIKeys, error) {
 	params := clientv1.NewV1APIKeysListParams()
@@ -44,3 +78,18 @@ func (h *V1Client) DeleteAPIKey(uid string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (h *V1Client) AuthLogin(emailID, org, password string) (string, error) {
+	loginRequest := &models.V1AuthLogin{
+		EmailID:  emailID,
+		Org:      org,
+		Password: strfmt.Password(password),
+	}
+	loginParams := clientv1.NewV1AuthenticateParams().WithBody(loginRequest)
+	resp, err := h.Client.V1Authenticate(loginParams)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to login: %w", err)
+	}
+	h.jwt = resp.Payload.Authorization
+	return h.jwt, nil
+}