diff --git a/client/src/app/admin/panel/settings/admin-panel-advanced-settings.js b/client/src/app/admin/panel/settings/admin-panel-advanced-settings.js
index 39f769e0..0855e6e7 100644
--- a/client/src/app/admin/panel/settings/admin-panel-advanced-settings.js
+++ b/client/src/app/admin/panel/settings/admin-panel-advanced-settings.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class AdminPanelAdvancedSettings extends React.Component {
         ModalContainer.closeModal();
         API.call({
             path: '/system/add-api-key',
-            data: {name}
+            data: {name, type: 'REGISTRATION'}
         }).then(this.getAllKeys.bind(this));
     }
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class AdminPanelAdvancedSettings extends React.Component {
 
     onRetrieveSuccess(result) {
         this.setState({
-            APIKeys: result.data,
+            APIKeys: result.data.filter(key => key['type'] === 'REGISTRATION'),
             selectedAPIKey: -1
         });
     }
diff --git a/server/controllers/system/add-api-key.php b/server/controllers/system/add-api-key.php
index 38ef0861..fbb34107 100755
--- a/server/controllers/system/add-api-key.php
+++ b/server/controllers/system/add-api-key.php
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ use Respect\Validation\Validator as DataValidator;
  * @apiPermission staff3
  *
  * @apiParam {String} name Name of the new APIKey.
+ * @apiParam {String} type Type of APIKey: "REGISTRATION" or "TICKET_CREATE"
  *
  * @apiUse NO_PERMISSION
  * @apiUse INVALID_NAME
  * @apiUse NAME_ALREADY_USED
+ * @apiUse INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE
  *
  * @apiSuccess {String} data Token of the APIKey.
  *
@@ -34,6 +36,10 @@ class AddAPIKeyController extends Controller {
                 'name' => [
                     'validation' => DataValidator::length(2, 55)->alnum(),
                     'error' => ERRORS::INVALID_NAME
+                ],
+                'type' => [
+                    'validation' => DataValidator::in(APIKey::TYPES),
+                    'error' => ERRORS::INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE
                 ]
             ]
         ];
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ class AddAPIKeyController extends Controller {
         $apiInstance = new APIKey();
 
         $name = Controller::request('name');
+        $type = Controller::request('type');
 
         $keyInstance = APIKey::getDataStore($name, 'name');
 
@@ -51,7 +58,8 @@ class AddAPIKeyController extends Controller {
 
             $apiInstance->setProperties([
                 'name' => $name,
-                'token' => $token
+                'token' => $token,
+                'type' => $type,
             ]);
 
             $apiInstance->store();
diff --git a/server/controllers/ticket/create.php b/server/controllers/ticket/create.php
index 1ea18790..6fb76b28 100755
--- a/server/controllers/ticket/create.php
+++ b/server/controllers/ticket/create.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class CreateController extends Controller {
         if(!Controller::isUserSystemEnabled() && !Controller::isStaffLogged()) {
             $validations['permission'] = 'any';
             $validations['requestData']['captcha'] = [
-                'validation' => DataValidator::captcha(),
+                'validation' => DataValidator::captcha(APIKey::TICKET_CREATE),
                 'error' => ERRORS::INVALID_CAPTCHA
             ];
             $validations['requestData']['email'] = [
diff --git a/server/controllers/user/signup.php b/server/controllers/user/signup.php
index ec6736cb..12184a0b 100755
--- a/server/controllers/user/signup.php
+++ b/server/controllers/user/signup.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SignUpController extends Controller {
 
         if(!$this->csvImported) {
             $validations['requestData']['captcha'] = [
-                'validation' => DataValidator::captcha(),
+                'validation' => DataValidator::captcha(APIKey::REGISTRATION),
                 'error' => ERRORS::INVALID_CAPTCHA
             ];
         }
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ class SignUpController extends Controller {
             throw new RequestException(ERRORS::NO_PERMISSION);
         }
 
+        if(!$apiKey->isNull() && $apiKey->type !== APIKey::REGISTRATION) {
+            throw new RequestException(ERRORS::INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE);
+        }
+
         $userId = $this->createNewUserAndRetrieveId();
 
         if(MailSender::getInstance()->isConnected()) {
diff --git a/server/data/ERRORS.php b/server/data/ERRORS.php
index 2e56b685..34338349 100755
--- a/server/data/ERRORS.php
+++ b/server/data/ERRORS.php
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@
  * @apiDefine INVALID_COLOR
  * @apiError {String} INVALID_COLOR The color should be in hexadecimal, preceded by a '#'
  */
+/**
+ * @apiDefine INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE
+ * @apiError {String} INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE Api key type is not one of the availables
+ */
 
 class ERRORS {
     const INVALID_CREDENTIALS = 'INVALID_CREDENTIALS';
@@ -326,4 +330,5 @@ class ERRORS {
     const INVALID_CUSTOM_FIELD_OPTION = 'INVALID_CUSTOM_FIELD_OPTION';
     const UNAVAILABLE_STATS = 'UNAVAILABLE_STATS';
     const INVALID_COLOR = 'INVALID_COLOR';
+    const INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE = 'INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE';
 }
diff --git a/server/libs/validations/captcha.php b/server/libs/validations/captcha.php
index 7ac805c2..e37ca9fa 100755
--- a/server/libs/validations/captcha.php
+++ b/server/libs/validations/captcha.php
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@ namespace CustomValidations;
 use Respect\Validation\Rules\AbstractRule;
 
 class Captcha extends AbstractRule {
+    private $dataStoreName;
+
+    public function __construct($apiKeyType = '') {
+        if (in_array($apiKeyType, \APIKey::TYPES)) {
+            $this->apiKeyType = $apiKeyType;
+        } else if($apiKeyType) {
+            throw new \Exception(\ERRORS::INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE);
+        }
+    }
 
     public function validate($reCaptchaResponse) {
         $reCaptchaPrivateKey = \Setting::getSetting('recaptcha-private')->getValue();
         $apiKey = \APIKey::getDataStore(\Controller::request('apiKey'), 'token');
 
-        if (!$reCaptchaPrivateKey || !$apiKey->isNull()) return true;
+        if (!$reCaptchaPrivateKey) return true;
+        if (!$apiKey->isNull() && $apiKey->type === $apiKeyType) return true;
 
         $reCaptcha = new \ReCaptcha\ReCaptcha($reCaptchaPrivateKey);
         $reCaptchaValidation = $reCaptcha->verify($reCaptchaResponse, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
diff --git a/server/models/APIKey.php b/server/models/APIKey.php
index 436b2b14..9cb1c4ff 100755
--- a/server/models/APIKey.php
+++ b/server/models/APIKey.php
@@ -9,18 +9,29 @@
 
 class APIKey extends DataStore {
     const TABLE  = 'apikey';
+    const REGISTRATION = 'REGISTRATION';
+    const TICKET_CREATE = 'TICKET_CREATE';
+    const TYPES = [APIKey::REGISTRATION, APIKey::TICKET_CREATE];
 
     public static function getProps() {
         return [
             'name',
-            'token'
+            'token',
+            'type'
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function getDefaultProps() {
+        return [
+            'type' => APIKey::REGISTRATION
         ];
     }
 
     public function toArray() {
         return [
             'name' => $this->name,
-            'token' => $this->token
+            'token' => $this->token,
+            'type' => $this->type
         ];
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/tests/__mocks__/APIKeyMock.php b/server/tests/__mocks__/APIKeyMock.php
index 7ef32d77..70f5d0d8 100755
--- a/server/tests/__mocks__/APIKeyMock.php
+++ b/server/tests/__mocks__/APIKeyMock.php
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 include_once 'tests/__mocks__/NullDataStoreMock.php';
 
 class APIKey extends \Mock {
+    const REGISTRATION = 'REGISTRATION';
+    const TICKET_CREATE = 'TICKET_CREATE';
+    const TYPES = [APIKey::REGISTRATION, APIKey::TICKET_CREATE];
+
     public static $functionList = array();
 
     public static function initStubs() {
diff --git a/tests/init.rb b/tests/init.rb
index e86faea2..eb082cb6 100644
--- a/tests/init.rb
+++ b/tests/init.rb
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ require './system/edit-department.rb'
 require './system/delete-department.rb'
 require './staff/last-events.rb'
 # require './system/mail-templates.rb'
-require './system/disable-registration.rb'
-require './system/enable-registration.rb'
 require './system/add-api-key.rb'
 require './system/delete-api-key.rb'
 require './system/get-api-keys.rb'
+require './system/disable-registration.rb'
+require './system/enable-registration.rb'
 require './system/file-upload-download.rb'
 require './system/csv-import.rb'
 require './ticket/create-tag.rb'
diff --git a/tests/scripts.rb b/tests/scripts.rb
index e0c7e24c..2e7a7715 100644
--- a/tests/scripts.rb
+++ b/tests/scripts.rb
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ class Scripts
         result['data']
     end
 
-    def self.createAPIKey(name)
+    def self.createAPIKey(name, type)
         request('/system/add-api-key', {
             csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
             csrf_token: $csrf_token,
-            name: name
+            name: name,
+            type: type
         })
     end
 
diff --git a/tests/system/add-api-key.rb b/tests/system/add-api-key.rb
index cf8c86d5..ecf2f431 100644
--- a/tests/system/add-api-key.rb
+++ b/tests/system/add-api-key.rb
@@ -1,30 +1,44 @@
 describe'system/add-api-key' do
-        request('/user/logout')
-        Scripts.login($staff[:email], $staff[:password], true)
+    request('/user/logout')
+    Scripts.login($staff[:email], $staff[:password], true)
 
-        it 'should add API key' do
-            result= request('/system/add-api-key', {
-                csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
-                csrf_token: $csrf_token,
-                name: 'new API'
-            })
+    it 'should add API key' do
+        result= request('/system/add-api-key', {
+            csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
+            csrf_token: $csrf_token,
+            name: 'new API',
+            type: 'REGISTRATION'
+        })
 
-            (result['status']).should.equal('success')
+        (result['status']).should.equal('success')
 
-            row = $database.getRow('apikey', 1, 'id')
+        row = $database.getRow('apikey', 1, 'id')
 
-            (row['name']).should.equal('new API')
-            (result['data']).should.equal(row['token'])
+        (row['name']).should.equal('new API')
+        (result['data']).should.equal(row['token'])
+    end
 
-        end
-        it 'should not add API key' do
-            result= request('/system/add-api-key', {
-                csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
-                csrf_token: $csrf_token,
-                name: 'new API'
-            })
+    it 'should not add API key if name already used' do
+        result= request('/system/add-api-key', {
+            csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
+            csrf_token: $csrf_token,
+            name: 'new API',
+            type: 'REGISTRATION'
+        })
 
-            (result['status']).should.equal('fail')
-            (result['message']).should.equal('NAME_ALREADY_USED')
-        end
+        (result['status']).should.equal('fail')
+        (result['message']).should.equal('NAME_ALREADY_USED')
+    end
+
+    it 'should not add API key if invalid type is used' do
+        result= request('/system/add-api-key', {
+            csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
+            csrf_token: $csrf_token,
+            name: 'new API2',
+            type: 'REGISTRATON'
+        })
+
+        (result['status']).should.equal('fail')
+        (result['message']).should.equal('INVALID_API_KEY_TYPE')
+    end
 end
diff --git a/tests/system/disable-registration.rb b/tests/system/disable-registration.rb
index 13e4c06c..539a29dc 100644
--- a/tests/system/disable-registration.rb
+++ b/tests/system/disable-registration.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 describe'/system/disable-registration' do
     request('/user/logout')
     Scripts.login($staff[:email], $staff[:password], true)
+    api_key = Scripts.createAPIKey('registrationKey', 'REGISTRATION')['data']
 
     it 'should not disable registration if password is not correct' do
         result= request('/system/disable-registration', {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ describe'/system/disable-registration' do
     end
 
     it 'should disable registration' do
-        result= request('/system/disable-registration', {
+        result = request('/system/disable-registration', {
             csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
             csrf_token: $csrf_token,
             password: $staff[:password]
@@ -31,13 +32,23 @@ describe'/system/disable-registration' do
     end
 
     it 'should not create user in database if registration is false' do
-        response = request('/user/signup', {
+        result = request('/user/signup', {
           :name => 'ponzio',
           :email => 'jc@ponziolandia.com',
           :password => 'tequila'
         })
 
-        (response['status']).should.equal('fail')
+        (result['status']).should.equal('fail')
+        (result['message']).should.equal('NO_PERMISSION')
+    end
 
+    it 'should create user if using api key' do
+        result = request('/user/signup', {
+          :name => 'ponzio',
+          :email => 'jc@ponziolandia.com',
+          :password => 'tequila',
+          :apiKey => api_key
+        })
+        (result['status']).should.equal('success')
     end
 end
diff --git a/tests/system/disable-user-system.rb b/tests/system/disable-user-system.rb
index 9ae8dd15..7107ecc3 100644
--- a/tests/system/disable-user-system.rb
+++ b/tests/system/disable-user-system.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe'system/disable-user-system' do
             row = $database.getRow('user', 1, 'id')
             (row).should.equal(nil)
 
-            numberOftickets= $database.query("SELECT * FROM ticket WHERE author_id IS NULL AND author_email IS NOT NULL AND author_name IS NOT NULL")
+            numberOftickets = $database.query("SELECT * FROM ticket WHERE author_id IS NULL AND author_email IS NOT NULL AND author_name IS NOT NULL")
 
             (numberOftickets.num_rows).should.equal(51)
 
@@ -148,6 +148,21 @@ describe'system/disable-user-system' do
             (ticket['author_staff_id']).should.equal('1')
         end
 
+        it 'should be able to create a ticket using api' do
+            api_key = Scripts.createAPIKey('ticketCreateKey', 'TICKET_CREATE')['data']
+            request('/user/logout')
+            result = request('/ticket/create', {
+                email: 'fromapi@testemail.com',
+                name: 'Random user',
+                title: 'created by api',
+                content: 'this ticket was created using anapi key while user system is disabled',
+                departmentId: 1,
+                language: 'en',
+                apiKey: api_key
+            })
+            (result['status']).should.equal('success')
+        end
+
         it 'should not disable the user system if it is already disabled 'do
             request('/user/logout')
             Scripts.login($staff[:email], $staff[:password], true)
@@ -205,7 +220,7 @@ describe'system/disable-user-system' do
 
             numberOftickets= $database.query("SELECT * FROM ticket WHERE author_email IS NULL AND author_name IS NULL AND author_id IS NOT NULL"  )
 
-            (numberOftickets.num_rows).should.equal(53)
+            (numberOftickets.num_rows).should.equal(54)
         end
 
         it 'should not enable the user system' do
diff --git a/tests/system/get-api-keys.rb b/tests/system/get-api-keys.rb
index 518dc818..e6c62900 100644
--- a/tests/system/get-api-keys.rb
+++ b/tests/system/get-api-keys.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,25 @@
 describe'system/get-api-keys' do
-        request('/user/logout')
-        Scripts.login($staff[:email], $staff[:password], true)
+    request('/user/logout')
+    Scripts.login($staff[:email], $staff[:password], true)
 
-        it 'should get all API keys' do
-            Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey1')
-            Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey2')
-            Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey3')
-            Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey4')
-            Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey5')
-            
-            result = request('/system/get-api-keys', {
-                csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
-                csrf_token: $csrf_token,
-            })
+    it 'should get all API keys' do
+        Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey1', 'REGISTRATION')
+        Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey2', 'REGISTRATION')
+        Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey3', 'REGISTRATION')
+        Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey4', 'REGISTRATION')
+        Scripts.createAPIKey('namekey5', 'REGISTRATION')
+        
+        result = request('/system/get-api-keys', {
+            csrf_userid: $csrf_userid,
+            csrf_token: $csrf_token,
+        })
 
-            (result['status']).should.equal('success')
-            (result['data'][0]['name']).should.equal('namekey1')
-            (result['data'][1]['name']).should.equal('namekey2')
-            (result['data'][2]['name']).should.equal('namekey3')
-            (result['data'][3]['name']).should.equal('namekey4')
-            (result['data'][4]['name']).should.equal('namekey5')
-
-        end
+        (result['status']).should.equal('success')
+        (result['data'][0]['name']).should.equal('namekey1')
+        (result['data'][1]['name']).should.equal('namekey2')
+        (result['data'][2]['name']).should.equal('namekey3')
+        (result['data'][3]['name']).should.equal('namekey4')
+        (result['data'][4]['name']).should.equal('namekey5')
 
+    end
 end