diff --git a/router/api-router.go b/router/api-router.go
index eefe40a9f..9506875cd 100644
--- a/router/api-router.go
+++ b/router/api-router.go
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ func SetApiRouter(router *gin.Engine) {
 		{
 			ratioSyncRoute.GET("/channels", controller.GetSyncableChannels)
 			ratioSyncRoute.POST("/fetch", controller.FetchUpstreamRatios)
-			ratioSyncRoute.POST("/:id/key", middleware.CriticalRateLimit(), middleware.DisableCache(), middleware.SecureVerificationRequired(), controller.GetChannelKey)
 		}
 		channelRoute := apiRouter.Group("/channel")
 		channelRoute.Use(middleware.AdminAuth())
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@ func SetApiRouter(router *gin.Engine) {
 			channelRoute.GET("/models", controller.ChannelListModels)
 			channelRoute.GET("/models_enabled", controller.EnabledListModels)
 			channelRoute.GET("/:id", controller.GetChannel)
+			channelRoute.POST("/:id/key", middleware.RootAuth(), middleware.CriticalRateLimit(), middleware.DisableCache(), middleware.SecureVerificationRequired(), controller.GetChannelKey)
 			channelRoute.GET("/test", controller.TestAllChannels)
 			channelRoute.GET("/test/:id", controller.TestChannel)
 			channelRoute.GET("/update_balance", controller.UpdateAllChannelsBalance)