diff --git a/app/api/routers/users.py b/app/api/routers/users.py
index 8aa4622..1b12496 100644
--- a/app/api/routers/users.py
+++ b/app/api/routers/users.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from app.api.deps import get_current_user, get_password_hash
+from app.api.deps import get_current_user, get_current_user_or_apikey, get_password_hash
 from app.core.config import get_db
 from app.models import models
 from app.models.agent import Agent
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def _has_global_permission(db: Session, user: models.User, permission_name: str)
 
 def require_account_creator(
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
-    current_user: models.User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    current_user: models.User = Depends(get_current_user_or_apikey),
 ):
     if current_user.is_admin or _has_global_permission(db, current_user, "account.create"):
         return current_user