diff --git a/internal/utils/interceptors.go b/internal/utils/interceptors.go
index c6cda77..5241a4c 100644
--- a/internal/utils/interceptors.go
+++ b/internal/utils/interceptors.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ func MetadataInterceptor(t *testing.T, expectedMetadata map[string]string) grpc.
 		opts ...grpc.CallOption,
 	) error {
 		metadata, _ := metadata.FromOutgoingContext(ctx)
-		fmt.Printf("METADATA ?: %+v\n", metadata)
 		metadataString := metadata.String()
 
 		// Check that the outgoing context has the metadata we expect
diff --git a/pinecone/client.go b/pinecone/client.go
index 6a06038..33695ef 100644
--- a/pinecone/client.go
+++ b/pinecone/client.go
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ type NewClientBaseParams struct {
 	SourceTag  string
 }
 
+// NewIndexConnParams holds the parameters for creating an IndexConnection to a Pinecone index.
+//
+// Fields:
+//   - Host: The host URL of the Pinecone index. This is required. To find your host url use the DescribeIndex or ListIndexes methods.
+//     Alternatively, the host is displayed in the Pinecone web console.
+//   - Namespace: Optional index namespace to use for operations. If not provided, the default namespace of "" will be used.
+//   - AdditionalMetdata: Optional additional metdata to be sent with each RPC request.
+//
+// See Client.Index for code example.
 type NewIndexConnParams struct {
 	Host               string            // required - obtained through DescribeIndex or ListIndexes
 	Namespace          string            // optional - if not provided the default namespace of "" will be used
@@ -87,6 +96,50 @@ func NewClientBase(in NewClientBaseParams) (*Client, error) {
 	return &c, nil
 }
 
+// Index creates an IndexConnection to a specified host.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - in: A NewIndexConnParams object that includes the necessary configuration to create an IndexConnection.
+//     See NewIndexConnParams for more information.
+//
+// Note: It is important to handle the error returned by this method to ensure that the IndexConnection is created
+// successfully before making data plane calls.
+//
+// Returns a pointer to an IndexConnection instance or an error.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	 ctx := context.Background()
+//
+//	 clientParams := pinecone.NewClientParams{
+//	     ApiKey:    "YOUR_API_KEY",
+//		    SourceTag: "your_source_identifier", // optional
+//		}
+//
+//	 pc, err := pinecone.NewClient(clientParams)
+//	 if err != nil {
+//	     log.Fatalf("Failed to create Client: %v", err)
+//		} else {
+//			fmt.Println("Successfully created a new Client object!")
+//	 }
+//
+//	 idx, err := pc.DescribeIndex(ctx, "your-index-name")
+//	 if err != nil {
+//	     log.Fatalf("Failed to describe index \"%s\". Error:%s", idx.Name, err)
+//	 } else {
+//	     fmt.Printf("Successfully found the \"%s\" index!\n", idx.Name)
+//	 }
+//
+//	 indexConnParams := pinecone.NewIndexConnParams{
+//		    Host: idx.Host
+//	 }
+//
+//	 idxConnection, err := pc.Index(indexConnParams)
+//	 if err != nil {
+//	     log.Fatalf("Failed to create IndexConnection for Host: %v. Error: %v", idx.Host, err)
+//	 } else {
+//		    log.Println("IndexConnection created successfully!")
+//	 }
 func (c *Client) Index(in NewIndexConnParams, dialOpts ...grpc.DialOption) (*IndexConnection, error) {
 	// extract authHeader from Client which is used to authenticate the IndexConnection
 	// merge authHeader with additionalMetadata provided in NewIndexConnParams
diff --git a/pinecone/client_test.go b/pinecone/client_test.go
index 39d5955..9431157 100644
--- a/pinecone/client_test.go
+++ b/pinecone/client_test.go
@@ -253,6 +253,31 @@ func (ts *ClientTests) TestControllerHostOverrideFromEnv() {
 }
 
 // TODO - test Index() function applying proper sourceTag and extractAuthHeader is working as expected
+func (ts *ClientTests) TestApiKeyPassedToIndexConnection() {
+	apiKey := "test-api-key"
+
+	client, err := NewClient(NewClientParams{ApiKey: apiKey})
+	if err != nil {
+		ts.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	indexConn, err := client.Index(NewIndexConnParams{Host: "my-index-host.io"})
+	if err != nil {
+		ts.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	indexMetadata := indexConn.additionalMetadata
+	metadataHasApiKey := false
+	fmt.Printf("INDEX METADATA: %v\n", indexMetadata)
+	for key, value := range indexMetadata {
+		if key == "Api-Key" && value == apiKey {
+			metadataHasApiKey = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	assert.True(ts.T(), metadataHasApiKey, "Expected IndexConnection metadata to contain 'Api-Key' with value '%s'", apiKey)
+}
 
 func (ts *ClientTests) TestControllerHostNormalization() {
 	tests := []struct {