diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-router.ts
index 4ca4ef324..7441d58cb 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/identity-router.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const registerIdentityRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
     method: "POST",
     url: "/",
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     schema: {
       description: "Create identity",
       security: [
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const registerIdentityRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
     method: "PATCH",
     url: "/:identityId",
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     schema: {
       description: "Update identity",
       security: [
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export const registerIdentityRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
     method: "DELETE",
     url: "/:identityId",
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     schema: {
       description: "Delete identity",
       security: [
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v2/user-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v2/user-router.ts
index 8fc114e76..97bc3d864 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v2/user-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v2/user-router.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export const registerUserRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         })
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       const user = await server.services.user.getMe(req.permission.id);
       return { user };