diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/content_connectors/public/components/connector_detail/deployment.tsx b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/content_connectors/public/components/connector_detail/deployment.tsx
index 4526b13e6e0df..a327f57a223f9 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/content_connectors/public/components/connector_detail/deployment.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/content_connectors/public/components/connector_detail/deployment.tsx
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ export const ConnectorDeployment: React.FC = () => {
     return <></>;
   }
 
-  const hasApiKey = !!(connector.api_key_id ?? generatedData?.apiKey);
+  const hasApiKey = !!(connector.api_key_id ?? generatedData?.apiKey ?? apiKeyData);
 
   const isWaitingForConnector = !connector.status || connector.status === ConnectorStatus.CREATED;
-  const apiKey = generatedData?.apiKey || apiKeyData || apiKeyMetaData;
+  const apiKey = apiKeyData || generatedData?.apiKey || apiKeyMetaData;
 
   return (
     <EuiFlexGroup>
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/content_connectors/server/routes/connectors.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/content_connectors/server/routes/connectors.ts
index f449f9a47b37d..c6a8f69bd0765 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/content_connectors/server/routes/connectors.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/content_connectors/server/routes/connectors.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ import { SavedObjectsClient } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import type { ElasticsearchErrorDetails } from '@kbn/es-errors';
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import type { ConnectorStatus, FilteringRule, Connector } from '@kbn/search-connectors';
+import type {
+  ConnectorStatus,
+  FilteringRule,
+  Connector,
+  ConnectorDocument,
+} from '@kbn/search-connectors';
 import {
   CONNECTORS_INDEX,
   cancelSync,
@@ -1315,4 +1320,62 @@ export function registerConnectorRoutes({
       });
     })
   );
+
+  router.post(
+    {
+      path: '/internal/content_connectors/indices/{indexName}/api_key',
+      security: {
+        authz: {
+          enabled: false,
+          reason: 'This route delegates authorization to the scoped ES client',
+        },
+      },
+      validate: {
+        params: schema.object({
+          indexName: schema.string(),
+        }),
+        body: schema.object({
+          is_native: schema.boolean(),
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+    elasticsearchErrorHandler(log, async (context, request, response) => {
+      const indexName = decodeURIComponent(request.params.indexName);
+      const { client } = (await context.core).elasticsearch;
+      const [_core, start] = await getStartServices();
+      const isAgentlessEnabled = start.fleet?.agentless?.enabled === true;
+
+      const connectorResult = await client.asCurrentUser.search<ConnectorDocument>({
+        index: CONNECTORS_INDEX,
+        query: { term: { index_name: indexName } },
+      });
+      const connector = connectorResult.hits.hits[0];
+      if (!connector) {
+        return createError({
+          errorCode: ErrorCode.RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND,
+          message: i18n.translate(
+            'xpack.contentConnectors.routes.indices.apiKey.connectorNotFound',
+            {
+              defaultMessage: 'No connector found for index {indexName}.',
+              values: { indexName },
+            }
+          ),
+          response,
+          statusCode: 404,
+        });
+      }
+
+      const apiKeyResult = await generateApiKey(
+        client,
+        indexName,
+        request.body.is_native,
+        isAgentlessEnabled
+      );
+
+      return response.ok({
+        body: apiKeyResult,
+        headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+      });
+    })
+  );
 }