1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/g4f/cli.py b/g4f/cli.py
index 86fc2dbb..9037a6f1 100644
--- a/g4f/cli.py
+++ b/g4f/cli.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def main():
     api_parser.add_argument("--workers", type=int, default=None, help="Number of workers.")
     api_parser.add_argument("--disable-colors", action="store_true", help="Don't use colors.")
     api_parser.add_argument("--ignore-cookie-files", action="store_true", help="Don't read .har and cookie files.")
+    api_parser.add_argument("--g4f-api-key", type=str, default=None, help="Sets an authentication key for your API.")
     api_parser.add_argument("--ignored-providers", nargs="+", choices=[provider for provider in Provider.__map__],
                             default=[], help="List of providers to ignore when processing request.")
     subparsers.add_parser("gui", parents=[gui_parser()], add_help=False)
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ def run_api_args(args):
         bind=args.bind,
         debug=args.debug,
         workers=args.workers,
+        g4f_api_key=args.g4f_api_key,
         use_colors=not args.disable_colors
     )