diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3593b2f..8d7b17b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.21.0",
     "puppeteer": "21.1.0",
+    "redis": "^4.7.0",
     "uuid": "^10.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/routes/queue-route.ts b/src/routes/queue-route.ts
index 36e9fdd..6150195 100644
--- a/src/routes/queue-route.ts
+++ b/src/routes/queue-route.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 import { queue, queueEvents}from "../utils/queue-client";
 import {Job} from "bullmq";
-
+import  {redisClient} from "../utils/redis-client";
 
 type response = {
     path: string
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ type response = {
 router.post("/pdf", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     try {
         let apiKey = req.headers["x-api-key"];
-        if (apiKey != process.env.API_KEY) {
-            throw new Error("Invalid Api Key");
+        let valid = await redisClient.get(`tokens:${apiKey}`);
+        if(!valid) {
+            throw new Error("Api Key Wrong Or Expired");
         }
+
         const { task } = req.body;
 
         let job: Job|undefined = await queue.add(v4(),task);
diff --git a/src/utils/redis-client.ts b/src/utils/redis-client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..364e128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/redis-client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { createClient } from 'redis';
+import {queue} from "./queue-client";
+
+export const redisClient = createClient(
+    {
+        url:  `redis://${process.env.REDIS_USERNAME}:${process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD}@${process.env.REDIS_HOST}:${process.env.REDIS_PORT}/${process.env.REDIS_TOKEN_DB_INDEX}`
+    }
+);
+
+redisClient.on('error', err => console.log('Redis Client Error', err));
+
+redisClient.connect().then(() => {
+    console.log("Redis Client Connected");
+}).catch(reason => {
+    console.log("Redis Client Connection Failed", reason);
+})
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