diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/v0/admin/create-user.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/v0/admin/create-user.ts
index 61a683602..2d0936d86 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/v0/admin/create-user.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/v0/admin/create-user.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Request, Response } from "express";
 import { supabase_service } from "../../../services/supabase";
 import crypto from "crypto";
 import { z } from "zod";
+import { apiKeyToFcApiKey } from "../../../lib/parseApi";
 
 async function addCoupon(teamId: string, integration: any) {
   if (!integration.coupon_credits) {
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ export async function createUserController(req: Request, res: Response) {
     }
 
     return res.status(200).json({
-      apiKey,
+      apiKey: apiKeyToFcApiKey(apiKey),
       alreadyExisted,
     });
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/parseApi.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/parseApi.ts
index 4479d44d1..153d75f0b 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/parseApi.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/parseApi.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@ export function parseApi(api: string) {
     .replace(/(.{8})(.{4})(.{4})(.{4})(.{12})/, "$1-$2-$3-$4-$5");
   return uuid;
 }
+
+export function apiKeyToFcApiKey(apiKey: string | null | undefined) {
+  if (!apiKey) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const uuidWithoutDashes = apiKey.replace(/-/g, "");
+  return `fc-${uuidWithoutDashes}`;
+}