diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e96a8e81..5f96866a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Recommends: nymea-cli,
             nymea-update-plugin-impl,
             nymea-system-plugin-impl,
             nymea-zeroconf-plugin-impl,
+            nymea-apikeysprovider-plugin-impl,
 Replaces: guhd
 Description: An open source IoT server - daemon
  The nymea daemon is a plugin based IoT (Internet of Things) server. The
diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/apikeysprovidersloader.cpp b/libnymea-core/integrations/apikeysprovidersloader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d9e9fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/apikeysprovidersloader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include "apikeysprovidersloader.h"
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QPluginLoader>
+
+ApiKeysProvidersLoader::ApiKeysProvidersLoader(QObject *parent):
+    QObject(parent)
+{
+
+    foreach (const QString &path, pluginSearchDirs()) {
+        QDir dir(path);
+        qCDebug(dcApiKeys()) << "Loading API keys provider plugins from:" << dir.absolutePath();
+        foreach (const QString &entry, dir.entryList(QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot)) {
+            QFileInfo fi(path + "/" + entry);
+            if (fi.isFile()) {
+                if (entry.startsWith("libnymea_apikeysproviderplugin") && entry.endsWith(".so")) {
+                    loadPlugin(path + "/" + entry);
+                }
+            } else if (fi.isDir()) {
+                if (QFileInfo::exists(path + "/" + entry + "/libnymea_apikeysproviderplugin" + entry + ".so")) {
+                    loadPlugin(path + "/" +  entry + "/libnymea_apikeysproviderplugin" + entry + ".so");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+QHash<QString, ApiKey> ApiKeysProvidersLoader::allApiKeys() const
+{
+    QHash<QString, ApiKey> ret;
+    foreach (ApiKeysProvider *provider, m_providers) {
+        foreach (const QString &name, provider->apiKeys().keys()) {
+            ret.insert(name, provider->apiKeys().value(name));
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+QStringList ApiKeysProvidersLoader::pluginSearchDirs() const
+{
+    QStringList searchDirs;
+    QByteArray envPath = qgetenv("NYMEA_APIKEYS_PLUGINS_PATH");
+    if (!envPath.isEmpty()) {
+        searchDirs << QString(envPath).split(':');
+    }
+
+    foreach (QString libraryPath, QCoreApplication::libraryPaths()) {
+        searchDirs << libraryPath.replace("qt5", "nymea").replace("plugins", "apikeysproviders");
+    }
+    searchDirs << QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../lib/nymea/apikeysproviders/").absolutePath();
+    searchDirs << QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../apikeysproviders/").absolutePath();
+    searchDirs << QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../../../apikeysproviders/").absolutePath();
+    searchDirs.removeDuplicates();
+    return searchDirs;
+}
+
+void ApiKeysProvidersLoader::loadPlugin(const QString &file)
+{
+    QPluginLoader loader;
+    loader.setFileName(file);
+    loader.setLoadHints(QLibrary::ResolveAllSymbolsHint);
+    if (!loader.load()) {
+        qCWarning(dcApiKeys()) << loader.errorString();
+        return;
+    }
+    ApiKeysProvider *provider = qobject_cast<ApiKeysProvider*>(loader.instance());
+    if (!provider) {
+        qCWarning(dcApiKeys()) << "Could not get plugin instance of" << loader.fileName();
+        loader.unload();
+        return;
+    }
+    qCDebug(dcApiKeys()) << "Loaded API keys provider plugin:" << loader.fileName();
+    provider->setParent(this);
+    m_providers.append(provider);
+
+}
diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/apikeysprovidersloader.h b/libnymea-core/integrations/apikeysprovidersloader.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfe9a85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/apikeysprovidersloader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef APIKEYSPROVIDERSLOADER_H
+#define APIKEYSPROVIDERSLOADER_H
+
+#include "network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.h"
+
+class ApiKeysProvidersLoader: public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ApiKeysProvidersLoader(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    QList<ApiKeysProvider*> providers() const;
+
+    QHash<QString, ApiKey> allApiKeys() const;
+
+private:
+    QStringList pluginSearchDirs() const;
+    void loadPlugin(const QString &file);
+
+    QList<ApiKeysProvider*> m_providers;
+};
+
+#endif // APIKEYSPROVIDERSLOADER_H
diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.cpp b/libnymea-core/integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.cpp
index 19a2e2ff..fa164ab3 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.cpp
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #include "integrations/browseractioninfo.h"
 #include "integrations/browseritemactioninfo.h"
 
+#include "apikeysprovidersloader.h"
+
 //#include "unistd.h"
 
 #include "plugintimer.h"
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ ThingManagerImplementation::ThingManagerImplementation(HardwareManager *hardware
         oldStateFile.copy(settingsPath + "/thingstates.conf");
     }
 
+    m_apiKeysProvidersLoader = new ApiKeysProvidersLoader(this);
+
     // Give hardware a chance to start up before loading plugins etc.
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "loadPlugins", Qt::QueuedConnection);
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "loadConfiguredThings", Qt::QueuedConnection);
@@ -1319,8 +1323,28 @@ void ThingManagerImplementation::loadPlugins()
 
 void ThingManagerImplementation::loadPlugin(IntegrationPlugin *pluginIface)
 {
+    // Populate the API storage for the plugin.
+    // NOTE:
+    // Right now we grant access to every api key requested in the JSON file. This means, an attacker could just
+    // write a plugin requesting a certain key and load it. This is not an actual problem right now as
+    // deployments that allow loading random plugins don't ship any high security keys. Once nymea supports
+    // a "plugin store" and allows loading 3rd party plugins along with a more sensitive api key provider,
+    // the plugins JSON needs to be reviewd by the store owner and signed with a store key. Only signed plugins
+    // should be granted access to their requested keys.
+    ApiKeyStorage *apiKeyStorage = new ApiKeyStorage(pluginIface);
+    QStringList requestedKeys = pluginIface->metadata().apiKeys();
+    foreach (const QString &apiKeyName, pluginIface->metadata().apiKeys()) {
+        if (m_apiKeysProvidersLoader->allApiKeys().contains(apiKeyName)) {
+            ApiKey apiKey = m_apiKeysProvidersLoader->allApiKeys().value(apiKeyName);
+            apiKeyStorage->insertKey(apiKeyName, apiKey);
+            requestedKeys.removeAll(apiKeyName);
+        }
+    }
+    if (!requestedKeys.isEmpty()) {
+        qCWarning(dcThingManager()).nospace() << "Unable to load API keys for plugin " << pluginIface->metadata().pluginName() << ": " << requestedKeys;
+    }
     pluginIface->setParent(this);
-    pluginIface->initPlugin(this, m_hardwareManager);
+    pluginIface->initPlugin(this, m_hardwareManager, apiKeyStorage);
 
     qCDebug(dcThingManager) << "**** Loaded plugin" << pluginIface->pluginName();
     foreach (const Vendor &vendor, pluginIface->supportedVendors()) {
diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.h b/libnymea-core/integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.h
index c127eef7..e8628e81 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.h
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class IntegrationPlugin;
 class ThingPairingInfo;
 class HardwareManager;
 class Translator;
+class ApiKeysProvidersLoader;
 
 class ThingManagerImplementation: public ThingManager
 {
@@ -192,6 +193,8 @@ private:
     QHash<PairingTransactionId, PairingContext> m_pendingPairings;
 
     QHash<IOConnectionId, IOConnection> m_ioConnections;
+
+    ApiKeysProvidersLoader *m_apiKeysProvidersLoader = nullptr;
 };
 
 #endif // THINGMANAGERIMPLEMENTATION_H
diff --git a/libnymea-core/libnymea-core.pro b/libnymea-core/libnymea-core.pro
index f5a2063c..0b00372f 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/libnymea-core.pro
+++ b/libnymea-core/libnymea-core.pro
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RESOURCES += $$top_srcdir/icons.qrc \
 
 
 HEADERS += nymeacore.h \
+    integrations/apikeysprovidersloader.h \
     integrations/plugininfocache.h \
     integrations/python/pynymealogginghandler.h \
     integrations/python/pynymeamodule.h \
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ HEADERS += nymeacore.h \
 
 
 SOURCES += nymeacore.cpp \
+    integrations/apikeysprovidersloader.cpp \
     integrations/plugininfocache.cpp \
     integrations/thingmanagerimplementation.cpp \
     integrations/translator.cpp \
diff --git a/libnymea/integrations/integrationplugin.cpp b/libnymea/integrations/integrationplugin.cpp
index 3f15c8c9..a475c008 100644
--- a/libnymea/integrations/integrationplugin.cpp
+++ b/libnymea/integrations/integrationplugin.cpp
@@ -374,10 +374,11 @@ ParamTypes IntegrationPlugin::configurationDescription() const
     return m_metaData.pluginSettings();
 }
 
-void IntegrationPlugin::initPlugin(ThingManager *thingManager, HardwareManager *hardwareManager)
+void IntegrationPlugin::initPlugin(ThingManager *thingManager, HardwareManager *hardwareManager, ApiKeyStorage *apiKeyStorage)
 {
     m_thingManager = thingManager;
     m_hardwareManager = hardwareManager;
+    m_apiKeyStorage = apiKeyStorage;
     m_storage = new QSettings(NymeaSettings::settingsPath() + "/pluginconfig-" + pluginId().toString().remove(QRegExp("[{}]")) + ".conf", QSettings::IniFormat, this);
 }
 
@@ -478,6 +479,15 @@ QSettings* IntegrationPlugin::pluginStorage() const
     return m_storage;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief IntegrationPlugin::apiKeyStorage
+ * \return Returns the api key storage for this plugin. A plugin needs to list required API keys in the plugins JSON file.
+ */
+ApiKeyStorage *IntegrationPlugin::apiKeyStorage() const
+{
+    return m_apiKeyStorage;
+}
+
 void IntegrationPlugin::setMetaData(const PluginMetadata &metaData)
 {
     m_metaData = metaData;
diff --git a/libnymea/integrations/integrationplugin.h b/libnymea/integrations/integrationplugin.h
index daeb4b06..ce1ca8b0 100644
--- a/libnymea/integrations/integrationplugin.h
+++ b/libnymea/integrations/integrationplugin.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 
 #include "hardwaremanager.h"
 
+#include "network/apikeys/apikeystorage.h"
+
 #include "thingdiscoveryinfo.h"
 #include "thingpairinginfo.h"
 #include "thingsetupinfo.h"
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ protected:
     Things myThings() const;
     HardwareManager *hardwareManager() const;
     QSettings *pluginStorage() const;
+    ApiKeyStorage *apiKeyStorage() const;
 
     void setMetaData(const PluginMetadata &metaData);
 
@@ -132,12 +135,13 @@ private:
     friend class ThingManager;
     friend class ThingManagerImplementation;
 
-    void initPlugin(ThingManager *thingManager, HardwareManager *hardwareManager);
+    void initPlugin(ThingManager *thingManager, HardwareManager *hardwareManager, ApiKeyStorage *apiKeyStorage);
 
     PluginMetadata m_metaData;
     ThingManager *m_thingManager = nullptr;
     HardwareManager *m_hardwareManager = nullptr;
     QSettings *m_storage = nullptr;
+    ApiKeyStorage *m_apiKeyStorage;
 
     ParamList m_config;
 };
diff --git a/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.cpp b/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.cpp
index a10000ba..65a9f024 100644
--- a/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.cpp
+++ b/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ bool PluginMetadata::isBuiltIn() const
     return m_isBuiltIn;
 }
 
+QStringList PluginMetadata::apiKeys() const
+{
+    return m_apiKeys;
+}
+
 ParamTypes PluginMetadata::pluginSettings() const
 {
     return m_pluginSettings;
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ void PluginMetadata::parse(const QJsonObject &jsonObject)
 
     // General plugin info
     QStringList pluginMandatoryJsonProperties = QStringList() << "id" << "name" << "displayName" << "vendors";
-    QStringList pluginJsonProperties = QStringList() << "id" << "name" << "displayName" << "vendors" << "paramTypes" << "builtIn";
+    QStringList pluginJsonProperties = QStringList() << "id" << "name" << "displayName" << "vendors" << "paramTypes" << "builtIn" << "apiKeys";
     QPair<QStringList, QStringList> verificationResult = verifyFields(pluginJsonProperties, pluginMandatoryJsonProperties, jsonObject);
     if (!verificationResult.first.isEmpty()) {
         m_validationErrors.append("Plugin metadata has missing fields: " + verificationResult.first.join(", "));
@@ -122,6 +127,9 @@ void PluginMetadata::parse(const QJsonObject &jsonObject)
     m_pluginId = PluginId(jsonObject.value("id").toString());
     m_pluginName = jsonObject.value("name").toString();
     m_pluginDisplayName = jsonObject.value("displayName").toString();
+    foreach (const QVariant &apiKeyVariant, jsonObject.value("apiKeys").toArray().toVariantList()) {
+        m_apiKeys.append(apiKeyVariant.toString());
+    }
 
     if (!verificationResult.second.isEmpty()) {
         m_validationErrors.append("Plugin \"" + m_pluginName + "\" has unknown fields: \"" + verificationResult.second.join("\", \"") + "\"");
diff --git a/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.h b/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.h
index 6fb5861b..0ba68cfc 100644
--- a/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.h
+++ b/libnymea/integrations/pluginmetadata.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
     QString pluginName() const;
     QString pluginDisplayName() const;
     bool isBuiltIn() const;
+    QStringList apiKeys() const;
 
     ParamTypes pluginSettings() const;
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ private:
     ParamTypes m_pluginSettings;
     Vendors m_vendors;
     ThingClasses m_thingClasses;
+    QStringList m_apiKeys;
 
     QList<QUuid> m_allUuids;
 
diff --git a/libnymea/libnymea.pro b/libnymea/libnymea.pro
index 2da85aad..b86c15e8 100644
--- a/libnymea/libnymea.pro
+++ b/libnymea/libnymea.pro
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ HEADERS += \
     jsonrpc/jsonreply.h \
     jsonrpc/jsonrpcserver.h \
     libnymea.h \
+    network/apikeys/apikey.h \
+    network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.h \
+    network/apikeys/apikeystorage.h \
     platform/package.h \
     platform/repository.h \
     types/browseritem.h \
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@ SOURCES += \
     jsonrpc/jsonreply.cpp \
     jsonrpc/jsonrpcserver.cpp \
     loggingcategories.cpp \
+    network/apikeys/apikey.cpp \
+    network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.cpp \
+    network/apikeys/apikeystorage.cpp \
     nymeasettings.cpp \
     platform/package.cpp \
     platform/repository.cpp \
diff --git a/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikey.cpp b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikey.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de54bd0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikey.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "apikey.h"
+
+#include "loggingcategories.h"
+NYMEA_LOGGING_CATEGORY(dcApiKeys, "ApiKeys")
+
+ApiKey::ApiKey()
+{
+
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief ApiKey::data
+ * \param key
+ * \return Retrns the data for key. For example data("key") or data("clientId")
+ * An ApiKey can have multiple properties, like appid, clientsecret, scope information etc.
+ */
+QByteArray ApiKey::data(const QString &key) const
+{
+    return m_data.value(key);
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief ApiKey::insert
+ * Insert a key value pair in the this api key. For example insert("appid", "...").
+ * An ApiKey can have multiple properties, like appid, clientsecret, scope information etc.
+ * \param key
+ * \param data
+ */
+void ApiKey::insert(const QString &key, const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    m_data.insert(key, data);
+}
diff --git a/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikey.h b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikey.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e58304f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikey.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef APIKEY_H
+#define APIKEY_H
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <QHash>
+
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(dcApiKeys)
+
+class ApiKey
+{
+public:
+    ApiKey();
+
+    QByteArray data(const QString &key) const;
+    void insert(const QString &key, const QByteArray &data);
+
+private:
+    QHash<QString, QByteArray> m_data;
+};
+
+#endif // APIKEY_H
diff --git a/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.cpp b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68c72309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "apikeysprovider.h"
+
+ApiKeysProvider::ApiKeysProvider(QObject *parent):
+    QObject(parent)
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.h b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92044279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeysprovider.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef APIKEYSPROVIDER_H
+#define APIKEYSPROVIDER_H
+
+#include "apikey.h"
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class ApiKeysProvider: public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ApiKeysProvider(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    virtual ~ApiKeysProvider() = default;
+
+    virtual QHash<QString, ApiKey> apiKeys() const = 0;
+};
+
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(ApiKeysProvider, "io.nymea.ApiKeysProvider")
+
+#endif // APIKEYSPROVIDER_H
diff --git a/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeystorage.cpp b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeystorage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd54ff34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeystorage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "apikeystorage.h"
+
+ApiKeyStorage::ApiKeyStorage(QObject *parent):
+    QObject(parent)
+{
+
+}
+
+ApiKey ApiKeyStorage::requestKey(const QString &name) const
+{
+    if (!m_keys.contains(name)) {
+        qCWarning(dcApiKeys) << "API key not found for" << name;
+    }
+    return m_keys.value(name);
+}
+
+void ApiKeyStorage::insertKey(const QString &name, const ApiKey &key)
+{
+    if (m_keys.contains(name)) {
+        m_keys[name] = key;
+        emit keyUpdated(name, key);
+    } else {
+        m_keys.insert(name, key);
+        emit keyAdded(name, key);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeystorage.h b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeystorage.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27213799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnymea/network/apikeys/apikeystorage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef APIKEYSTORAGE_H
+#define APIKEYSTORAGE_H
+
+#include "apikey.h"
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class ApiKeyStorage: public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    ApiKeyStorage(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    ApiKey requestKey(const QString &name) const;
+    void insertKey(const QString &name, const ApiKey &key);
+
+signals:
+    void keyAdded(const QString &name, const ApiKey &key);
+    void keyUpdated(const QString &name, const ApiKey &key);
+
+private:
+    QHash<QString, ApiKey> m_keys;
+};
+
+#endif // APIKEYSTORAGE_H