diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects.php b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
index d61340cfff..4fa40bcbc1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Appwrite\SDK\Deprecated;
 use Appwrite\SDK\Method;
 use Appwrite\SDK\Response as SDKResponse;
 use Appwrite\Template\Template;
+use Appwrite\Utopia\Database\Validator\CustomId;
 use Appwrite\Utopia\Response;
 use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
 use Utopia\Config\Config;
@@ -1094,12 +1095,15 @@ Http::post('/v1/projects/:projectId/keys')
         ]
     ))
     ->param('projectId', '', new UID(), 'Project unique ID.')
+    // TODO: When migrating to Platform API, mark keyId required for consistency
+    ->param('keyId', 'unique()', new CustomId(), 'Key ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with `ID.unique()`. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can\'t start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.', true)
     ->param('name', null, new Text(128), 'Key name. Max length: 128 chars.')
     ->param('scopes', null, new Nullable(new ArrayList(new WhiteList(array_keys(Config::getParam('projectScopes')), true), APP_LIMIT_ARRAY_PARAMS_SIZE)), 'Key scopes list. Maximum of ' . APP_LIMIT_ARRAY_PARAMS_SIZE . ' scopes are allowed.')
     ->param('expire', null, new Nullable(new DatetimeValidator()), 'Expiration time in [ISO 8601](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html) format. Use null for unlimited expiration.', true)
     ->inject('response')
     ->inject('dbForPlatform')
-    ->action(function (string $projectId, string $name, array $scopes, ?string $expire, Response $response, Database $dbForPlatform) {
+    ->action(function (string $projectId, string $keyId, string $name, array $scopes, ?string $expire, Response $response, Database $dbForPlatform) {
+        $keyId = $keyId == 'unique()' ? ID::unique() : $keyId;
 
         $project = $dbForPlatform->getDocument('projects', $projectId);
 
@@ -1108,7 +1112,7 @@ Http::post('/v1/projects/:projectId/keys')
         }
 
         $key = new Document([
-            '$id' => ID::unique(),
+            '$id' => $keyId,
             '$permissions' => [
                 Permission::read(Role::any()),
                 Permission::update(Role::any()),
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Scopes/ProjectCustom.php b/tests/e2e/Scopes/ProjectCustom.php
index 52c53016d6..1859d551a4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Scopes/ProjectCustom.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Scopes/ProjectCustom.php
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ trait ProjectCustom
             'cookie' => 'a_session_console=' . $this->getRoot()['session'],
             'x-appwrite-project' => 'console',
         ], [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Demo Project Key',
             'scopes' => [
                 'users.read',
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ trait ProjectCustom
             'cookie' => 'a_session_console=' . $this->getRoot()['session'],
             'x-appwrite-project' => 'console',
         ], [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Demo Project Key',
             'scopes' => $scopes,
         ]);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
index 5280509967..90c009da80 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
@@ -2774,6 +2774,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
             'cookie' => 'a_session_console=' . $this->getRoot()['session'],
         ]), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['functions.read', 'teams.write'],
         ]);
@@ -3123,6 +3124,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['teams.read', 'teams.write'],
         ]);
@@ -3138,6 +3140,52 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('accessedAt', $response['body']);
         $this->assertEmpty($response['body']['accessedAt']);
 
+        /**
+         * Test for SUCCESS without key ID
+         */
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, '/projects/' . $id . '/keys', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'name' => 'Key Custom',
+            'scopes' => ['teams.read', 'teams.write'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(201, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($response['body']['$id']);
+
+        /**
+         * Test for SUCCESS with custom ID
+         */
+        $customKeyId = 'key-with-custom-id';
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, '/projects/' . $id . '/keys', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => $customKeyId,
+            'name' => 'Key Custom',
+            'scopes' => ['teams.read', 'teams.write'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(201, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertSame($customKeyId, $response['body']['$id']);
+
+        /**
+         * Test for SUCCESS with magic string ID
+         */
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, '/projects/' . $id . '/keys', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => 'unique()',
+            'name' => 'Key Custom',
+            'scopes' => ['teams.read', 'teams.write'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(201, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($response['body']['$id']);
+        $this->assertNotSame('unique()', $response['body']['$id']);
+
         $data = array_merge($data, [
             'keyId' => $response['body']['$id'],
             'secret' => $response['body']['secret']
@@ -3150,6 +3198,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['unknown'],
         ]);
@@ -3174,7 +3223,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
 
 
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $response['body']['total']);
+        $this->assertEquals(4, $response['body']['total']);
 
         /**
          * Test for FAILURE
@@ -3200,7 +3249,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
         $this->assertNotEmpty($response['body']['$id']);
         $this->assertEquals($keyId, $response['body']['$id']);
-        $this->assertEquals('Key Test', $response['body']['name']);
+        $this->assertEquals('Key Custom', $response['body']['name']);
         $this->assertContains('teams.read', $response['body']['scopes']);
         $this->assertContains('teams.write', $response['body']['scopes']);
         $this->assertCount(2, $response['body']['scopes']);
@@ -3240,6 +3289,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['users.write'],
             'expire' => DateTime::addSeconds(new \DateTime(), 3600),
@@ -3260,6 +3310,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['health.read'],
             'expire' => null,
@@ -3282,6 +3333,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['health.read'],
             'expire' => DateTime::addSeconds(new \DateTime(), -3600),
@@ -3323,6 +3375,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['teams.read'],
             'expire' => DateTime::addSeconds(new \DateTime(), 3600),
@@ -3355,6 +3408,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['health.read'],
             'expire' => DateTime::addSeconds(new \DateTime(), 3600),
@@ -4364,6 +4418,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['users.read', 'users.write'],
         ]);
@@ -4384,6 +4439,7 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
             'content-type' => 'application/json',
             'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
         ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'keyId' => ID::unique(),
             'name' => 'Key Test',
             'scopes' => ['users.read', 'users.write'],
         ]);