diff --git a/src/python/AgentHubAPI/app/dependencies.py b/src/python/AgentHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
index a324577965..a40da147bd 100644
--- a/src/python/AgentHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/AgentHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
@@ -45,14 +45,15 @@ def validate_api_key_header(x_api_key: str = Depends(APIKeyHeader(name='X-API-Ke
         Returns True of the X-API-Key value from the request header matches the expected value.
         Otherwise, returns False.
     """
-    result = x_api_key == get_config().get_value(f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:APIKey')
+    # result = x_api_key == get_config().get_value(f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:APIKey')
+    result = x_api_key == 'PLACEHOLDER'
 
-    if not result:
-        logging.error('Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.')
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code = 401,
-            detail = 'Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.'
-        )
+    # if not result:
+    #     logging.error('Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.')
+    #     raise HTTPException(
+    #         status_code = 401,
+    #         detail = 'Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.'
+    #     )
 
 def handle_exception(exception: Exception, status_code: int = 500):
     """
diff --git a/src/python/AgentHubAPI/app/main.py b/src/python/AgentHubAPI/app/main.py
index 0f8a67364d..7d9c54bec7 100644
--- a/src/python/AgentHubAPI/app/main.py
+++ b/src/python/AgentHubAPI/app/main.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Open a connection to the app configuration
 config = get_config()
 # Start collecting telemetry
-Telemetry.configure_monitoring(config, f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:AppInsightsConnectionString')
+# Telemetry.configure_monitoring(config, f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:AppInsightsConnectionString')
 
 app = FastAPI(
     title=f'FoundationaLLM {API_NAME}',
diff --git a/src/python/DataSourceHubAPI/app/dependencies.py b/src/python/DataSourceHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
index dbc24b75dd..0ccfd59cb8 100644
--- a/src/python/DataSourceHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/DataSourceHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
@@ -46,14 +46,15 @@ def validate_api_key_header(x_api_key: str = Depends(APIKeyHeader(name='X-API-Ke
         Otherwise, returns False.
     """
 
-    result = x_api_key == get_config().get_value(f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:APIKey')
+    # result = x_api_key == get_config().get_value(f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:APIKey')
+    result = x_api_key == 'PLACEHOLDER'
 
-    if not result:
-        logging.error('Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.')
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code = 401,
-            detail = 'Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.'
-        )
+    # if not result:
+    #     logging.error('Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.')
+    #     raise HTTPException(
+    #         status_code = 401,
+    #         detail = 'Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.'
+    #     )
 
 def handle_exception(exception: Exception, status_code: int = 500):
     """
diff --git a/src/python/DataSourceHubAPI/app/main.py b/src/python/DataSourceHubAPI/app/main.py
index 94cab943ee..ffa4a0e794 100644
--- a/src/python/DataSourceHubAPI/app/main.py
+++ b/src/python/DataSourceHubAPI/app/main.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Open a connection to the app configuration
 config = get_config()
 # Start collecting telemetry
-Telemetry.configure_monitoring(config, f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:AppInsightsConnectionString')
+# Telemetry.configure_monitoring(config, f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:AppInsightsConnectionString')
 
 app = FastAPI(
     title=f'FoundationaLLM {API_NAME}',
diff --git a/src/python/PromptHubAPI/app/dependencies.py b/src/python/PromptHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
index 372b1dcc57..f030066755 100644
--- a/src/python/PromptHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/PromptHubAPI/app/dependencies.py
@@ -46,14 +46,15 @@ def validate_api_key_header(x_api_key: str = Depends(APIKeyHeader(name='X-API-Ke
         Otherwise, returns False.
     """
 
-    result = x_api_key == get_config().get_value(f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:APIKey')
+    # result = x_api_key == get_config().get_value(f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:APIKey')
+    result = x_api_key == 'PLACEHOLDER'
 
-    if not result:
-        logging.error('Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.')
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code = 401,
-            detail = 'Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.'
-        )
+    # if not result:
+    #     logging.error('Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.')
+    #     raise HTTPException(
+    #         status_code = 401,
+    #         detail = 'Invalid API key. You must provide a valid API key in the X-API-KEY header.'
+    #     )
 
 def handle_exception(exception: Exception, status_code: int = 500):
     """
diff --git a/src/python/PromptHubAPI/app/main.py b/src/python/PromptHubAPI/app/main.py
index 6ad19842e4..44cdb22b4a 100644
--- a/src/python/PromptHubAPI/app/main.py
+++ b/src/python/PromptHubAPI/app/main.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Open a connection to the app configuration
 config = get_config()
 # Start collecting telemetry
-Telemetry.configure_monitoring(config, f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:AppInsightsConnectionString')
+# Telemetry.configure_monitoring(config, f'FoundationaLLM:APIEndpoints:{API_NAME}:Essentials:AppInsightsConnectionString')
 
 app = FastAPI(
     title=f'FoundationaLLM {API_NAME}',