diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index bdf716a..f6a70e1 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ type Devices struct {
 type Config struct {
 	User      string
 	Pass      string
+	APIKey    string
 	URL       string
 	SSLCert   [][]byte
 	ErrorLog  Logger
diff --git a/unifi.go b/unifi.go
index 29d0773..eea604d 100644
--- a/unifi.go
+++ b/unifi.go
@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ var (
 // Used to make additional, authenticated requests to the APIs.
 // Start here.
 func NewUnifi(config *Config) (*Unifi, error) {
-	jar, err := cookiejar.New(&cookiejar.Options{PublicSuffixList: publicsuffix.List})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating cookiejar: %w", err)
+	var jar http.CookieJar
+
+	var err error
+	if config.APIKey == "" {
+		jar, err = cookiejar.New(&cookiejar.Options{PublicSuffixList: publicsuffix.List})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating cookiejar: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	u := newUnifi(config, jar)
@@ -73,19 +78,25 @@ func newUnifi(config *Config, jar http.CookieJar) *Unifi {
 		config.DebugLog = discardLogs
 	}
 
-	u := &Unifi{
-		Config: config,
-		Client: &http.Client{
-			Timeout: config.Timeout,
-			Jar:     jar,
-			Transport: &http.Transport{
-				TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-					InsecureSkipVerify: !config.VerifySSL, // nolint: gosec
-				},
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout: config.Timeout,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+				InsecureSkipVerify: !config.VerifySSL, // nolint: gosec
 			},
 		},
 	}
 
+	if config.APIKey == "" {
+		// old user/pass style use the cookie jar
+		client.Jar = jar
+	}
+
+	u := &Unifi{
+		Config: config,
+		Client: client,
+	}
+
 	if len(config.SSLCert) > 0 {
 		u.fingerprints = make(fingerprints, len(config.SSLCert))
 		u.Client.Transport = &http.Transport{
@@ -154,6 +165,14 @@ func (u *Unifi) Logout() error {
 // check if this is a newer controller or not. If it is, we set new to true.
 // Setting new to true makes the path() method return different (new) paths.
 func (u *Unifi) checkNewStyleAPI() error {
+	if u.Config.APIKey != "" {
+		// we are using api keys so this must be the new style api
+		u.new = true
+		u.DebugLog("Using NEW UniFi controller API paths given an API Key was provided")
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	var (
 		ctx    = context.Background()
 		cancel func()
@@ -373,8 +392,13 @@ func (u *Unifi) do(req *http.Request) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func (u *Unifi) setHeaders(req *http.Request, params string) {
-	// Add the saved CSRF header.
-	req.Header.Set("X-CSRF-Token", u.csrf)
+	if u.Config.APIKey != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", u.Config.APIKey)
+	} else {
+		// Add the saved CSRF header.
+		req.Header.Set("X-CSRF-Token", u.csrf)
+	}
+
 	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
 
diff --git a/unifi_test.go b/unifi_test.go
index 6f3d334..29b3f8a 100644
--- a/unifi_test.go
+++ b/unifi_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package unifi // nolint: testpackage
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -25,6 +29,22 @@ func TestNewUnifi(t *testing.T) {
 	a.Contains(err.Error(), "connection refused", "an invalid destination should produce a connection error.")
 }
 
+func TestNewUnifiAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := assert.New(t)
+	u := "http://127.0.0.1:64431"
+	c := &Config{
+		APIKey:    "fakekey",
+		URL:       u,
+		VerifySSL: false,
+		DebugLog:  discardLogs,
+	}
+	authReq, err := NewUnifi(c)
+	a.NotNil(err)
+	a.EqualValues(u, authReq.URL)
+	a.Contains(err.Error(), "connection refused", "an invalid destination should produce a connection error.")
+}
+
 func TestUniReq(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	a := assert.New(t)
@@ -89,6 +109,68 @@ func TestUniReqPut(t *testing.T) {
 	a.EqualValues(k, string(d), "PUT parameters improperly encoded")
 }
 
+func TestUnifiIntegrationAPIKeyInjected(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := assert.New(t)
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Header.Get("X-API-Key") == "fakekey" {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}))
+	authReq := &Unifi{Client: &http.Client{}, Config: &Config{APIKey: "fakekey", URL: srv.URL, DebugLog: discardLogs}}
+	authResp, err := authReq.UniReqPost("/test", "")
+	a.Nil(err, "newrequest must not produce an error")
+	a.EqualValues("POST", authResp.Method, "with parameters the method must be POST")
+}
+
+func TestUnifiIntegrationUserPassInjected(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := assert.New(t)
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !strings.EqualFold(r.URL.Path, "/api/login") {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		data, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			fmt.Printf("error reading body:%v\n", err)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		type userPass struct {
+			Username string `json:"username"`
+			Password string `json:"password"`
+		}
+
+		var up userPass
+
+		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &up)
+		if err != nil {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			fmt.Printf("error decoding body: %s: %s\n", string(data), err)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		if strings.EqualFold(up.Username, "fakeuser") && strings.EqualFold(up.Password, "fakepass") {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		}
+
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+	}))
+	authReq := &Unifi{Client: &http.Client{}, Config: &Config{User: "fakeuser", Pass: "fakepass", URL: srv.URL, DebugLog: discardLogs}}
+	err := authReq.Login()
+	a.Nil(err, "user/pass login must not produce an error")
+}
+
 /* NOT DONE: OPEN web server, check parameters posted, more. These tests are incomplete.
 a.EqualValues(`{"username": "user1","password": "pass2"}`, string(post_params),
 	"user/pass json parameters improperly encoded")