diff --git a/internal/apikey/apikey.go b/internal/apikey/apikey.go
index 9c661c0..d2c4bb2 100644
--- a/internal/apikey/apikey.go
+++ b/internal/apikey/apikey.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 type ApiKey struct {
 	Id             primitive.ObjectID `json:"id" bson:"_id,omitempty"`
+	Name           string             `json:"name"`
 	Scopes         []string           `json:"scopes" valid:"required"`
 	Apikey         string             `json:"apiKey"`
 	ExpiryInDays   int                `json:"expiryInDays"`
diff --git a/internal/handler/v2/config/apikey/config_create_apikey.go b/internal/handler/v2/config/apikey/config_create_apikey.go
index ecd469b..6f56142 100644
--- a/internal/handler/v2/config/apikey/config_create_apikey.go
+++ b/internal/handler/v2/config/apikey/config_create_apikey.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
 	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/apikey"
 	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/common"
 	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/config"
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ func ConfigCreateApiKey(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer r.Body.Close()
 	json.Unmarshal(b, &apiKeyReq)
 
+	// validating request payload
+	valid, err := govalidator.ValidateStruct(apiKeyReq)
+	if !valid {
+		m := "missing mandatory params for creating api key"
+		common.HandleErrorV2(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, m, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Repository
 	apiKeyRepo := apikey.ApiKeyRepository{}
 	apiKeyRepo.Init(organisationId)
@@ -65,6 +74,7 @@ func ConfigCreateApiKey(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	var newApiKey apikey.ApiKey
 	newApiKey.Id = primitive.NewObjectID()
+	newApiKey.Name = apiKeyReq.Apikey.Name
 	newApiKey.Scopes = apiKeyReq.Apikey.Scopes
 	newApiKey.Apikey = key
 	newApiKey.ExpiryInDays = apiKeyReq.Apikey.ExpiryInDays
diff --git a/internal/handler/v2/config/apikey/config_update_apikey.go b/internal/handler/v2/config/apikey/config_update_apikey.go
index 3ee149d..a606282 100644
--- a/internal/handler/v2/config/apikey/config_update_apikey.go
+++ b/internal/handler/v2/config/apikey/config_update_apikey.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
 	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/apikey"
 	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/common"
 	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/config"
@@ -45,6 +46,14 @@ func ConfigUpdateApiKey(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer r.Body.Close()
 	json.Unmarshal(b, &apiKeyReq)
 
+	// validating request payload
+	valid, err := govalidator.ValidateStruct(apiKeyReq)
+	if !valid {
+		m := "missing mandatory params for updating api key"
+		common.HandleErrorV2(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, m, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Repository
 	apiKeyRepo := apikey.ApiKeyRepository{}
 	apiKeyRepo.Init(organisationId)
@@ -69,6 +78,7 @@ func ConfigUpdateApiKey(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		common.HandleError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, m, err)
 		return
 	}
+	toBeUpdatedApiKey.Name = apiKeyReq.Apikey.Name
 	toBeUpdatedApiKey.Apikey = currentApiKey
 	toBeUpdatedApiKey.ExpiryInDays = apiKeyReq.Apikey.ExpiryInDays
 	toBeUpdatedApiKey.Scopes = apiKeyReq.Apikey.Scopes
diff --git a/internal/migrate/migrate.go b/internal/migrate/migrate.go
index faf6ff7..f7543bf 100644
--- a/internal/migrate/migrate.go
+++ b/internal/migrate/migrate.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/apikey"
 	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/dataagreement"
 	"github.com/bb-consent/api/internal/policy"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 func Migrate() {
 	migrateThirdPartyDataSharingToTrueInPolicyCollection()
 	migrateThirdPartyDataSharingToTrueInDataAgreementsCollection()
+	migrateNameInApiKeyCollection()
 }
 
 func migrateThirdPartyDataSharingToTrueInPolicyCollection() {
@@ -37,3 +39,15 @@ func migrateThirdPartyDataSharingToTrueInDataAgreementsCollection() {
 	}
 	// TODO: Handle impact towards revisions
 }
+
+func migrateNameInApiKeyCollection() {
+	apiKeyCollection := apikey.Collection()
+
+	filter := bson.M{"name": bson.M{"$exists": false}}
+	update := bson.M{"$set": bson.M{"name": ""}}
+
+	_, err := apiKeyCollection.UpdateMany(context.TODO(), filter, update)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+}