diff --git a/docs/widgets/info/unifi_controller.md b/docs/widgets/info/unifi_controller.md
index e16ca40b..4c79087f 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/info/unifi_controller.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/info/unifi_controller.md
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ An optional 'site' parameter can be supplied, if it is not the widget will use t
 ```yaml
 - unifi_console:
     url: https://unifi.host.or.ip:port
+    site: Site Name # optional
     username: user
     password: pass
-    site: Site Name # optional
+    key: unifiapikey # required if using API key instead of username/password
 ```
-
-_Added in v0.4.18, updated in 0.6.7_
diff --git a/docs/widgets/services/unifi-controller.md b/docs/widgets/services/unifi-controller.md
index 45b16db2..ecb81b8c 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/services/unifi-controller.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/services/unifi-controller.md
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ Allowed fields: `["uptime", "wan", "lan", "lan_users", "lan_devices", "wlan", "w
 widget:
   type: unifi
   url: https://unifi.host.or.ip:port
-  username: username
-  password: password
   site: Site Name # optional
+  username: user
+  password: pass
+  key: unifiapikey # required if using API key instead of username/password
 ```
-
-_Added in v0.4.18, updated in 0.6.7_
diff --git a/src/utils/config/widget-helpers.js b/src/utils/config/widget-helpers.js
index 7c5c78cd..3b1355d6 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/widget-helpers.js
+++ b/src/utils/config/widget-helpers.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export async function cleanWidgetGroups(widgets) {
       }
     });
 
-    // delete url from the sanitized options if the widget is not a search or glances widgeth
+    // delete url from the sanitized options if the widget is not a search or glances widget
     if (widget.type !== "search" && widget.type !== "glances" && optionKeys.includes("url")) {
       delete sanitizedOptions.url;
     }
diff --git a/src/widgets/unifi/proxy.js b/src/widgets/unifi/proxy.js
index 559065e3..24be7dd9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/unifi/proxy.js
+++ b/src/widgets/unifi/proxy.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function login(widget, csrfToken) {
   const endpoint = widget.prefix === udmpPrefix ? "auth/login" : "login";
   const api = widgets?.[widget.type]?.api?.replace("{prefix}", ""); // no prefix for login url
   const loginUrl = new URL(formatApiCall(api, { endpoint, ...widget }));
-  const loginBody = { username: widget.username, password: widget.password, remember: true };
+  const loginBody = { username: widget.username, password: widget.password, remember: true, rememberMe: true };
   const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };
   if (csrfToken) {
     headers["X-CSRF-TOKEN"] = csrfToken;
@@ -75,31 +75,39 @@ export default async function unifiProxyHandler(req, res) {
   let [status, contentType, data, responseHeaders] = [];
   let prefix = cache.get(`${prefixCacheKey}.${service}`);
   let csrfToken;
-  if (prefix === null) {
-    // auto detect if we're talking to a UDM Pro, and cache the result so that we
-    // don't make two requests each time data from Unifi is required
+  const headers = {};
+  if (widget.key) {
+    prefix = udmpPrefix;
+    headers["X-API-KEY"] = widget.key;
+    headers["Accept"] = "application/json";
+  } else if (prefix === null) {
+    // auto detect if we're talking to a UDM Pro or Network API device, and cache the result
+    // so that we don't make two requests each time data from Unifi is required
     [status, contentType, data, responseHeaders] = await httpProxy(widget.url);
     prefix = "";
     if (responseHeaders?.["x-csrf-token"]) {
       // Unifi OS < 3.2.5 passes & requires csrf-token
       prefix = udmpPrefix;
       csrfToken = responseHeaders["x-csrf-token"];
-    } else if (responseHeaders?.["access-control-expose-headers"]) {
-      // Unifi OS ≥ 3.2.5 doesnt pass csrf token but still uses different endpoint
+    } else if (
+      responseHeaders?.["access-control-expose-headers"] ||
+      responseHeaders?.["Access-Control-Expose-Headers"]
+    ) {
+      // Unifi OS ≥ 3.2.5 doesnt pass csrf token but still uses different endpoint, same with Network API
       prefix = udmpPrefix;
     }
-    cache.put(`${prefixCacheKey}.${service}`, prefix);
   }
+  cache.put(`${prefixCacheKey}.${service}`, prefix);
 
   widget.prefix = prefix;
   const { endpoint } = req.query;
   const url = new URL(formatApiCall(api, { endpoint, ...widget }));
-  const params = { method: "GET", headers: {} };
+  const params = { method: "GET", headers };
   setCookieHeader(url, params);
 
   [status, contentType, data, responseHeaders] = await httpProxy(url, params);
 
-  if (status === 401) {
+  if (status === 401 && !widget.key) {
     logger.debug("Unifi isn't logged in or rejected the reqeust, attempting login.");
     if (responseHeaders?.["x-csrf-token"]) {
       csrfToken = responseHeaders["x-csrf-token"];