diff --git a/ruby/.env.example b/ruby/.env.example
index 71d43a0..99dbac6 100644
--- a/ruby/.env.example
+++ b/ruby/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ALGOLIA_APP_ID=
 ALGOLIA_API_KEY=
-ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME=
\ No newline at end of file
+ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME=
+ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY=
diff --git a/ruby/API_key_rate_limit.rb b/ruby/API_key_rate_limit.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8994462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/API_key_rate_limit.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require 'dotenv/load'
+require 'algolia'
+
+# Algolia client credentials
+ALGOLIA_APP_ID = ENV['ALGOLIA_APP_ID']
+ALGOLIA_API_KEY = ENV['ALGOLIA_API_KEY']
+ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME = ENV['ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME']
+ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY = ENV['ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY']
+
+
+# Create API rate limit key TODO: generate key
+# generate a public API key that is restricted to 'index1' and 'index2':
+created_Algolia_API_key = Algolia::Search::Client.generate_secured_api_key(ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY, { restrictIndices: ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME })
+# generated API key
+p 'generated API key'
+p created_Algolia_API_key
+client2= Algolia::Search::Client.create(ALGOLIA_APP_ID, created_Algolia_API_key)
+# Initialize an index
+# https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-client/getting-started/instantiate-client-index/#initialize-an-index
+index = client2.init_index(ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME)
+# use that key to run a search TODO: run a search