diff --git a/.changeset/fifty-elephants-judge.md b/.changeset/fifty-elephants-judge.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4bc9a972d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fifty-elephants-judge.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@clerk/backend": minor
+"@clerk/clerk-js": minor
+"@clerk/shared": patch
+---
+
+Removed internal parameter when creating API keys
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/APIKeysApi.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/APIKeysApi.ts
index 89e948060b6..1b9b1d6ddb4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/APIKeysApi.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/APIKeysApi.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ type GetAPIKeyListParams = ClerkPaginationRequest<{
 }>;
 
 type CreateAPIKeyParams = {
-  type?: 'api_key';
   /**
    * API key name
    */
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/modules/apiKeys/index.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/modules/apiKeys/index.ts
index 5504a48b888..2c8a05a49aa 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/modules/apiKeys/index.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/modules/apiKeys/index.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class APIKeys implements APIKeysNamespace {
       path: '/api_keys',
       method: 'POST',
       body: JSON.stringify({
-        type: params.type ?? 'api_key',
+        type: 'api_key',
         name: params.name,
         subject: params.subject ?? BaseResource.clerk.organization?.id ?? BaseResource.clerk.user?.id ?? '',
         description: params.description,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/clerk.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/clerk.ts
index cd52b13f070..b411f941d5f 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/clerk.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/clerk.ts
@@ -1954,17 +1954,10 @@ type PortalRoot = HTMLElement | null | undefined;
 export type PricingTableProps = PricingTableBaseProps & PricingTableDefaultProps;
 
 export type APIKeysProps = {
-  /**
-   * The type of API key to filter by.
-   * Currently, only 'api_key' is supported.
-   *
-   * @default 'api_key'
-   */
-  type?: 'api_key';
   /**
    * The number of API keys to show per page.
    *
-   * @default 5
+   * @default 10
    */
   perPage?: number;
   /**
@@ -1987,7 +1980,6 @@ export type GetAPIKeysParams = ClerkPaginationParams<{
 }>;
 
 export type CreateAPIKeyParams = {
-  type?: 'api_key';
   name: string;
   subject?: string;
   secondsUntilExpiration?: number;