diff --git a/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/auth.py b/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/auth.py
index 2dbc3678437..9db5f24edbc 100644
--- a/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/auth.py
+++ b/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/auth.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Annotated, Any
 
 from models_library.basic_types import IDStr
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, HttpUrl, SecretStr
+from pydantic import AliasGenerator, BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, HttpUrl, SecretStr
 from pydantic.alias_generators import to_camel
 
 from ..emails import LowerCaseEmailStr
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ class ApiKeyCreateRequest(BaseModel):
     )
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(
-        alias_generator=to_camel,
+        alias_generator=AliasGenerator(
+            validation_alias=to_camel,
+        ),
         from_attributes=True,
         json_schema_extra={
             "examples": [
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ class ApiKeyCreateResponse(ApiKeyCreateRequest):
     api_secret: str
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(
-        alias_generator=to_camel,
+        alias_generator=AliasGenerator(
+            serialization_alias=to_camel,
+        ),
         from_attributes=True,
         json_schema_extra={
             "examples": [
@@ -125,7 +129,9 @@ class ApiKeyGet(BaseModel):
     display_name: Annotated[str, Field(..., min_length=3)]
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(
-        alias_generator=to_camel,
+        alias_generator=AliasGenerator(
+            serialization_alias=to_camel,
+        ),
         from_attributes=True,
         json_schema_extra={
             "examples": [
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
index ea51e00e843..570cb5583e0 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
@@ -6731,10 +6731,10 @@ components:
       title: Announcement
     ApiKeyCreateRequest:
       properties:
-        display_name:
+        displayName:
           type: string
           minLength: 3
-          title: Display Name
+          title: Displayname
         expiration:
           anyOf:
           - type: string
@@ -6745,14 +6745,14 @@ components:
             it does not expire.
       type: object
       required:
-      - display_name
+      - displayName
       title: ApiKeyCreateRequest
     ApiKeyCreateResponse:
       properties:
-        display_name:
+        displayName:
           type: string
           minLength: 3
-          title: Display Name
+          title: Displayname
         expiration:
           anyOf:
           - type: string
@@ -6766,25 +6766,22 @@ components:
           maxLength: 100
           minLength: 1
           title: Id
-        api_base_url:
+        apiBaseUrl:
           type: string
-          maxLength: 2083
-          minLength: 1
-          format: uri
-          title: Api Base Url
-        api_key:
+          title: Apibaseurl
+        apiKey:
           type: string
-          title: Api Key
-        api_secret:
+          title: Apikey
+        apiSecret:
           type: string
-          title: Api Secret
+          title: Apisecret
       type: object
       required:
-      - display_name
+      - displayName
       - id
-      - api_base_url
-      - api_key
-      - api_secret
+      - apiBaseUrl
+      - apiKey
+      - apiSecret
       title: ApiKeyCreateResponse
     ApiKeyGet:
       properties:
@@ -6793,14 +6790,14 @@ components:
           maxLength: 100
           minLength: 1
           title: Id
-        display_name:
+        displayName:
           type: string
           minLength: 3
-          title: Display Name
+          title: Displayname
       type: object
       required:
       - id
-      - display_name
+      - displayName
       title: ApiKeyGet
     AppStatusCheck:
       properties:
@@ -7613,18 +7610,25 @@ components:
       additionalProperties: false
       type: object
       title: EmptyModel
-    Envelope_ApiKeyCreateResponse_:
+    Envelope_AnyUrl_:
       properties:
         data:
           anyOf:
-          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiKeyCreateResponse'
+          - type: string
           - type: 'null'
-          title: Envelope[ApiKeyCreateResponse]
-    Envelope_ApiKeyGet_:
+          title: Data
+        error:
+          anyOf:
+          - {}
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Error
+      type: object
+      title: Envelope[AnyUrl]
+    Envelope_ApiKeyCreateResponse_:
       properties:
         data:
           anyOf:
-          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiKeyGet'
+          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiKeyCreateResponse'
           - type: 'null'
         error:
           anyOf:
@@ -7632,21 +7636,20 @@ components:
           - type: 'null'
           title: Error
       type: object
-      title: Envelope[ApiKeyGet]
-    Envelope_AnyUrl_:
+      title: Envelope[ApiKeyCreateResponse]
+    Envelope_ApiKeyGet_:
       properties:
         data:
           anyOf:
-          - type: string
+          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiKeyGet'
           - type: 'null'
-          title: Data
         error:
           anyOf:
           - {}
           - type: 'null'
           title: Error
       type: object
-      title: Envelope[AnyUrl]
+      title: Envelope[ApiKeyGet]
     Envelope_AppStatusCheck_:
       properties:
         data:
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_api_keys.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_api_keys.py
index 6e60c834b13..85f63c42b96 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_api_keys.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_api_keys.py
@@ -99,18 +99,18 @@ async def test_create_api_key(
     disable_gc_manual_guest_users: None,
 ):
     display_name = "foo"
-    resp = await client.post("/v0/auth/api-keys", json={"display_name": display_name})
+    resp = await client.post("/v0/auth/api-keys", json={"displayName": display_name})
 
     data, errors = await assert_status(resp, expected)
 
     if not errors:
-        assert data["display_name"] == display_name
-        assert "api_key" in data
-        assert "api_secret" in data
+        assert data["displayName"] == display_name
+        assert "apiKey" in data
+        assert "apiSecret" in data
 
         resp = await client.get("/v0/auth/api-keys")
         data, _ = await assert_status(resp, expected)
-        assert [d["display_name"] for d in data] == [display_name]
+        assert [d["displayName"] for d in data] == [display_name]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -150,19 +150,19 @@ async def test_create_api_key_with_expiration(
     expiration_interval = timedelta(seconds=1)
     resp = await client.post(
         "/v0/auth/api-keys",
-        json={"display_name": "foo", "expiration": expiration_interval.seconds},
+        json={"displayName": "foo", "expiration": expiration_interval.seconds},
     )
 
     data, errors = await assert_status(resp, expected)
     if not errors:
-        assert data["display_name"] == "foo"
-        assert "api_key" in data
-        assert "api_secret" in data
+        assert data["displayName"] == "foo"
+        assert "apiKey" in data
+        assert "apiSecret" in data
 
         # list created api-key
         resp = await client.get("/v0/auth/api-keys")
         data, _ = await assert_status(resp, expected)
-        assert [d["display_name"] for d in data] == ["foo"]
+        assert [d["displayName"] for d in data] == ["foo"]
 
         # wait for api-key for it to expire and force-run scheduled task
         await asyncio.sleep(expiration_interval.seconds)