diff --git a/handler/middlewares.go b/handler/middlewares.go
index fa4e57e..b0b616c 100644
--- a/handler/middlewares.go
+++ b/handler/middlewares.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package handler
 
 import (
+	"github.com/ditatompel/xmr-nodes/internal/database"
+	"github.com/ditatompel/xmr-nodes/internal/repo"
+
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 )
 
@@ -16,3 +19,28 @@ func CookieProtected(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 
 	return c.Next()
 }
+
+func CheckProber(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	key := c.Get("X-Prober-Api-Key")
+	if key == "" {
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusUnauthorized).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"status":  "error",
+			"message": "Unauthorized",
+			"data":    nil,
+		})
+	}
+
+	proberRepo := repo.NewProberRepo(database.GetDB())
+
+	prober, err := proberRepo.CheckApi(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusUnauthorized).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"status":  "error",
+			"message": "No API key match",
+			"data":    nil,
+		})
+	}
+
+	c.Locals("prober", prober)
+	return c.Next()
+}
diff --git a/handler/routes.go b/handler/routes.go
index 9d46b11..c6aa7fe 100644
--- a/handler/routes.go
+++ b/handler/routes.go
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ func V1Api(app *fiber.App) {
 	v1.Post("/prober", Prober)
 	v1.Get("/nodes", MoneroNodes)
 	v1.Post("/nodes", AddNode)
-	v1.Get("/job", GiveJob)
+	v1.Get("/job", CheckProber, GiveJob)
 	v1.Get("/crons", Crons)
 }
diff --git a/internal/repo/prober.go b/internal/repo/prober.go
index cc6dc55..f5eae34 100644
--- a/internal/repo/prober.go
+++ b/internal/repo/prober.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 type ProberRepository interface {
 	AddProber(name string) error
 	Probers(q ProbersQueryParams) (Probers, error)
+	CheckApi(key string) (Prober, error)
 }
 
 type ProberRepo struct {
@@ -116,3 +117,10 @@ func (repo *ProberRepo) Probers(q ProbersQueryParams) (Probers, error) {
 	}
 	return probers, nil
 }
+
+func (repo *ProberRepo) CheckApi(key string) (Prober, error) {
+	prober := Prober{}
+	query := `SELECT id, name, api_key, last_submit_ts FROM tbl_prober WHERE api_key = ? LIMIT 1`
+	err := repo.db.QueryRow(query, key).Scan(&prober.Id, &prober.Name, &prober.ApiKey, &prober.LastSubmitTs)
+	return prober, err
+}