diff --git a/querybook/server/datasources/query_execution.py b/querybook/server/datasources/query_execution.py
index 1c0c72876..97ab2cd8d 100644
--- a/querybook/server/datasources/query_execution.py
+++ b/querybook/server/datasources/query_execution.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from flask import abort, Response, redirect
+from flask import abort, Response, redirect, request
 from flask_login import current_user
 
 from app.flask_app import socketio
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ def create_query_execution(
             query=query, engine_id=engine_id, uid=uid, session=session
         )
 
+        metadata = metadata or {}
+        used_api_token = request.headers.get("api-access-token") is not None
+        if used_api_token:
+            metadata["used_api_token"] = used_api_token
         if metadata:
             logic.create_query_execution_metadata(
                 query_execution.id, metadata, session=session
diff --git a/querybook/server/lib/query_executor/base_executor.py b/querybook/server/lib/query_executor/base_executor.py
index 0bfb45ca4..6ef2f9e2e 100644
--- a/querybook/server/lib/query_executor/base_executor.py
+++ b/querybook/server/lib/query_executor/base_executor.py
@@ -528,6 +528,18 @@ def __init__(
         self._client = None
         self._cursor = None
 
+        query_execution_metadata = (
+            qe_logic.get_query_execution_metadata_by_execution_id(
+                self._query_execution_id
+            )
+        )
+        if query_execution_metadata:
+            self._used_api_token = query_execution_metadata.execution_metadata.get(
+                "used_api_token", False
+            )
+        else:
+            self._used_api_token = False
+
     def __del__(self):
         del self._logger
         del self._cursor