diff --git a/api/services/auth/api_key_auth_base.py b/api/services/auth/api_key_auth_base.py
index dd74a8f1b5..2e1b723e82 100644
--- a/api/services/auth/api_key_auth_base.py
+++ b/api/services/auth/api_key_auth_base.py
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import Any
+
+from typing_extensions import TypedDict
+
+
+class AuthCredentials(TypedDict):
+    auth_type: str
+    config: dict[str, Any]
 
 
 class ApiKeyAuthBase(ABC):
-    def __init__(self, credentials: dict):
+    def __init__(self, credentials: AuthCredentials):
         self.credentials = credentials
 
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/api/services/auth/api_key_auth_factory.py b/api/services/auth/api_key_auth_factory.py
index 7ae31b0768..6e183b70e3 100644
--- a/api/services/auth/api_key_auth_factory.py
+++ b/api/services/auth/api_key_auth_factory.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase
+from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase, AuthCredentials
 from services.auth.auth_type import AuthType
 
 
 class ApiKeyAuthFactory:
-    def __init__(self, provider: str, credentials: dict):
+    def __init__(self, provider: str, credentials: AuthCredentials):
         auth_factory = self.get_apikey_auth_factory(provider)
         self.auth = auth_factory(credentials)
 
diff --git a/api/services/auth/firecrawl/firecrawl.py b/api/services/auth/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
index b002706931..c9e5610aea 100644
--- a/api/services/auth/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
+++ b/api/services/auth/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import json
 
 import httpx
 
-from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase
+from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase, AuthCredentials
 
 
 class FirecrawlAuth(ApiKeyAuthBase):
-    def __init__(self, credentials: dict):
+    def __init__(self, credentials: AuthCredentials):
         super().__init__(credentials)
         auth_type = credentials.get("auth_type")
         if auth_type != "bearer":
diff --git a/api/services/auth/jina.py b/api/services/auth/jina.py
index afaed28ac9..e5e2319ce1 100644
--- a/api/services/auth/jina.py
+++ b/api/services/auth/jina.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import json
 
 import httpx
 
-from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase
+from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase, AuthCredentials
 
 
 class JinaAuth(ApiKeyAuthBase):
-    def __init__(self, credentials: dict):
+    def __init__(self, credentials: AuthCredentials):
         super().__init__(credentials)
         auth_type = credentials.get("auth_type")
         if auth_type != "bearer":
diff --git a/api/services/auth/jina/jina.py b/api/services/auth/jina/jina.py
index afaed28ac9..e5e2319ce1 100644
--- a/api/services/auth/jina/jina.py
+++ b/api/services/auth/jina/jina.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import json
 
 import httpx
 
-from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase
+from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase, AuthCredentials
 
 
 class JinaAuth(ApiKeyAuthBase):
-    def __init__(self, credentials: dict):
+    def __init__(self, credentials: AuthCredentials):
         super().__init__(credentials)
         auth_type = credentials.get("auth_type")
         if auth_type != "bearer":
diff --git a/api/services/auth/watercrawl/watercrawl.py b/api/services/auth/watercrawl/watercrawl.py
index b2d28a83d1..cbdc908690 100644
--- a/api/services/auth/watercrawl/watercrawl.py
+++ b/api/services/auth/watercrawl/watercrawl.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 import httpx
 
-from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase
+from services.auth.api_key_auth_base import ApiKeyAuthBase, AuthCredentials
 
 
 class WatercrawlAuth(ApiKeyAuthBase):
-    def __init__(self, credentials: dict):
+    def __init__(self, credentials: AuthCredentials):
         super().__init__(credentials)
         auth_type = credentials.get("auth_type")
         if auth_type != "x-api-key":
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/services/auth/test_api_key_auth_base.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/services/auth/test_api_key_auth_base.py
index b5d91ef3fb..388504c07f 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/services/auth/test_api_key_auth_base.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/services/auth/test_api_key_auth_base.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ class ConcreteApiKeyAuth(ApiKeyAuthBase):
 class TestApiKeyAuthBase:
     def test_should_store_credentials_on_init(self):
         """Test that credentials are properly stored during initialization"""
-        credentials = {"api_key": "test_key", "auth_type": "bearer"}
+        credentials = {"auth_type": "bearer", "config": {"api_key": "test_key"}}
         auth = ConcreteApiKeyAuth(credentials)
         assert auth.credentials == credentials
 
     def test_should_not_instantiate_abstract_class(self):
         """Test that ApiKeyAuthBase cannot be instantiated directly"""
-        credentials = {"api_key": "test_key"}
+        credentials = {"auth_type": "bearer", "config": {"api_key": "test_key"}}
 
         with pytest.raises(TypeError) as exc_info:
             ApiKeyAuthBase(credentials)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TestApiKeyAuthBase:
 
     def test_should_allow_subclass_implementation(self):
         """Test that subclasses can properly implement the abstract method"""
-        credentials = {"api_key": "test_key", "auth_type": "bearer"}
+        credentials = {"auth_type": "bearer", "config": {"api_key": "test_key"}}
         auth = ConcreteApiKeyAuth(credentials)
 
         # Should not raise any exception
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/services/auth/test_api_key_auth_factory.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/services/auth/test_api_key_auth_factory.py
index 60af6e20c2..b1f7cf24f3 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/services/auth/test_api_key_auth_factory.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/services/auth/test_api_key_auth_factory.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class TestApiKeyAuthFactory:
         mock_get_factory.return_value = mock_auth_class
 
         # Act
-        factory = ApiKeyAuthFactory(AuthType.FIRECRAWL, {"api_key": "test_key"})
+        factory = ApiKeyAuthFactory(AuthType.FIRECRAWL, {"auth_type": "bearer", "config": {"api_key": "test_key"}})
         result = factory.validate_credentials()
 
         # Assert
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TestApiKeyAuthFactory:
         mock_get_factory.return_value = mock_auth_class
 
         # Act & Assert
-        factory = ApiKeyAuthFactory(AuthType.FIRECRAWL, {"api_key": "test_key"})
+        factory = ApiKeyAuthFactory(AuthType.FIRECRAWL, {"auth_type": "bearer", "config": {"api_key": "test_key"}})
         with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
             factory.validate_credentials()
         assert str(exc_info.value) == "Authentication error"