diff --git a/adapter.go b/adapter.go
index a4cd89d..f8f7a9f 100644
--- a/adapter.go
+++ b/adapter.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	// Specificate the docs package
 	_ "github.com/bancodobrasil/featws-resolver-adapter-go/docs"
+	"github.com/bancodobrasil/featws-resolver-adapter-go/middlewares"
 	"github.com/bancodobrasil/featws-resolver-adapter-go/routes"
 	"github.com/bancodobrasil/featws-resolver-adapter-go/services"
 	ginMonitor "github.com/bancodobrasil/gin-monitor"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func init() {
 	viper.SetDefault("RESOLVER_LOG_JSON", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("RESOLVER_LOG_LEVEL", "error")
 	viper.SetDefault("RESOLVER_SERVICE_NAME", "resolver-adapter-go")
+	viper.SetDefault("RESOLVER_API_KEY", "")
 	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err == nil {
 		log.Infof("Using config file: %s", viper.ConfigFileUsed())
 	}
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ func Run(resolverFunc services.ResolverFunc, config Config) error {
 	services.SetupResolver(resolverFunc)
 
 	router := gin.New()
+
+	middlewares.InitializeMiddlewares()
+
 	// Register ginLogrus log format to gin
 	router.Use(ginlogrus.Logger(log.StandardLogger()), gin.Recovery())
 
diff --git a/middlewares/middlewares.go b/middlewares/middlewares.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f97138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlewares/middlewares.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
+// Middleware ...
+type Middleware interface {
+	Run()
+}
+
+// InitializeMiddlewares ...
+func InitializeMiddlewares() {
+	NewVerifyAPIKeyMiddleware()
+}
+
+// Helper function to abort the request with an error status code and message
+func respondWithError(c *gin.Context, code int, message interface{}) {
+	c.AbortWithStatusJSON(code, gin.H{"error": message})
+}
diff --git a/middlewares/verify_api_key.go b/middlewares/verify_api_key.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f51ad14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlewares/verify_api_key.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+// VerifyAPIKeyMiddleware ...
+type VerifyAPIKeyMiddleware struct {
+	key string
+}
+
+var verifyAPIKeyMiddleware *VerifyAPIKeyMiddleware
+
+// VerifyAPIKey ...
+func VerifyAPIKey() gin.HandlerFunc {
+	return verifyAPIKeyMiddleware.Run()
+}
+
+// NewVerifyAPIKeyMiddleware ...
+func NewVerifyAPIKeyMiddleware() {
+	verifyAPIKeyMiddleware = &VerifyAPIKeyMiddleware{
+		key: viper.GetString("RESOLVER_API_KEY"),
+	}
+}
+
+// Run ...
+func (m *VerifyAPIKeyMiddleware) Run() gin.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(c *gin.Context) {
+		if m.key == "" {
+			c.Next()
+			return
+		}
+
+		key := m.extractKeyFromHeader(c)
+
+		if key != m.key {
+			respondWithError(c, 401, "Unauthorized")
+		}
+
+		c.Next()
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *VerifyAPIKeyMiddleware) extractKeyFromHeader(c *gin.Context) string {
+	authorizationHeader := c.Request.Header.Get("X-API-Key")
+	if authorizationHeader == "" {
+		respondWithError(c, 401, "Missing X-API-Key Header")
+	}
+	return authorizationHeader
+}
diff --git a/routes/api/v1/v1.go b/routes/api/v1/v1.go
index b20e65c..3d4a261 100644
--- a/routes/api/v1/v1.go
+++ b/routes/api/v1/v1.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"github.com/bancodobrasil/featws-resolver-adapter-go/middlewares"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
 // Router define routes the API V1
 func Router(router *gin.RouterGroup) {
+	router.Use(middlewares.VerifyAPIKey())
 	resolveRouter(router.Group("/resolve"))
 }