diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index a33746b8..c0f280ca 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -534,3 +534,4 @@ SKIP_MX_LOOKUP_ON_CHECK = False
 DISABLE_RATE_LIMIT = "DISABLE_RATE_LIMIT" in os.environ
 
 SUBSCRIPTION_CHANGE_WEBHOOK = os.environ.get("SUBSCRIPTION_CHANGE_WEBHOOK", None)
+MAX_API_KEYS = int(os.environ.get("MAX_API_KEYS", 30))
diff --git a/app/dashboard/views/api_key.py b/app/dashboard/views/api_key.py
index 67dfc9ca..aa380755 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/views/api_key.py
+++ b/app/dashboard/views/api_key.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ from flask_login import login_required, current_user
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from wtforms import StringField, validators
 
+from app import config
 from app.dashboard.base import dashboard_bp
 from app.dashboard.views.enter_sudo import sudo_required
 from app.db import Session
+from app.extensions import limiter
 from app.models import ApiKey
 from app.utils import CSRFValidationForm
 
@@ -14,9 +16,32 @@ class NewApiKeyForm(FlaskForm):
     name = StringField("Name", validators=[validators.DataRequired()])
 
 
+def clean_up_unused_or_old_api_keys(user_id: int):
+    total_keys = ApiKey.filter_by(user_id=user_id).count()
+    # Remove oldest unused
+    for api_key in (
+        ApiKey.filter_by(user_id=user_id, last_used=None)
+        .order_by(ApiKey.created_at.asc())
+        .all()
+    ):
+        Session.delete(api_key)
+        total_keys -= 1
+        if total_keys <= config.MAX_API_KEYS:
+            return
+    # Clean up oldest used
+    for api_key in (
+        ApiKey.filter_by(user_id=user_id).order_by(ApiKey.last_used.asc()).all()
+    ):
+        Session.delete(api_key)
+        total_keys -= 1
+        if total_keys <= config.MAX_API_KEYS:
+            return
+
+
 @dashboard_bp.route("/api_key", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 @login_required
 @sudo_required
+@limiter.limit("10/hour")
 def api_key():
     api_keys = (
         ApiKey.filter(ApiKey.user_id == current_user.id)
@@ -50,6 +75,7 @@ def api_key():
 
         elif request.form.get("form-name") == "create":
             if new_api_key_form.validate():
+                clean_up_unused_or_old_api_keys(current_user.id)
                 new_api_key = ApiKey.create(
                     name=new_api_key_form.name.data, user_id=current_user.id
                 )
diff --git a/tests/dashboard/test_api_keys.py b/tests/dashboard/test_api_keys.py
index d2c36326..c00cda42 100644
--- a/tests/dashboard/test_api_keys.py
+++ b/tests/dashboard/test_api_keys.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 from time import time
 
+import arrow
 from flask import url_for
 
+from app import config
+from app.dashboard.views.api_key import clean_up_unused_or_old_api_keys
 from app.db import Session
 from app.models import User, ApiKey
-from tests.utils import login
+from tests.utils import login, create_new_user
 
 
 def test_api_key_page_requires_password(flask_client):
@@ -87,3 +90,26 @@ def test_delete_all_api_keys(flask_client):
     assert (
         ApiKey.filter(ApiKey.user_id == user_2.id).count() == 1
     )  # assert that user 2 still has 1 API key
+
+
+def test_cleanup_api_keys():
+    user = create_new_user()
+    ApiKey.create(
+        user_id=user.id, name="used", last_used=arrow.utcnow().shift(days=-3), times=1
+    )
+    ApiKey.create(
+        user_id=user.id, name="keep 1", last_used=arrow.utcnow().shift(days=-2), times=1
+    )
+    ApiKey.create(
+        user_id=user.id, name="keep 2", last_used=arrow.utcnow().shift(days=-1), times=1
+    )
+    ApiKey.create(user_id=user.id, name="not used", last_used=None, times=1)
+    Session.flush()
+    old_max_api_keys = config.MAX_API_KEYS
+    config.MAX_API_KEYS = 2
+    clean_up_unused_or_old_api_keys(user.id)
+    keys = ApiKey.filter_by(user_id=user.id).all()
+    assert len(keys) == 2
+    assert keys[0].name.find("keep") == 0
+    assert keys[1].name.find("keep") == 0
+    config.MAX_API_KEYS = old_max_api_keys