diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/utils.py
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+API_WORDS = ["api", "key", "token"]
+
+
+def has_api_terms(word: str):
+    return "api" in word and (
+        "key" in word or ("token" in word and "tokens" not in word)
+    )
+
+
+def remove_api_keys(flow: dict):
+    """Remove api keys from flow data."""
+    if flow.get("data") and flow["data"].get("nodes"):
+        for node in flow["data"]["nodes"]:
+            node_data = node.get("data").get("node")
+            template = node_data.get("template")
+            for value in template.values():
+                if (
+                    isinstance(value, dict)
+                    and has_api_terms(value["name"])
+                    and value.get("password")
+                ):
+                    value["value"] = None
+
+    return flow