diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/bulk_edit.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/bulk_edit.test.ts
index 658f5c9e128c4..8d0d587e9e456 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/bulk_edit.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/bulk_edit.test.ts
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ describe('bulkEdit()', () => {
               ],
               apiKey: null,
               apiKeyOwner: null,
-              apiKeyCreatedByUser: false,
+              apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
               meta: { versionApiKeyLastmodified: 'v8.2.0' },
               name: 'my rule name',
               enabled: false,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/create.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/create.test.ts
index 3467c9bc6782c..d5ad449147393 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/create.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/create.test.ts
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         ],
         "alertTypeId": "123",
         "apiKey": null,
+        "apiKeyCreatedByUser": null,
         "apiKeyOwner": null,
         "consumer": "bar",
         "createdAt": "2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z",
@@ -639,6 +640,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         ],
         "alertTypeId": "123",
         "apiKey": null,
+        "apiKeyCreatedByUser": null,
         "apiKeyOwner": null,
         "consumer": "bar",
         "createdAt": "2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z",
@@ -1090,6 +1092,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         alertTypeId: '123',
         apiKey: null,
         apiKeyOwner: null,
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
         consumer: 'bar',
         createdAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
         createdBy: 'elastic',
@@ -1300,6 +1303,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         alertTypeId: '123',
         apiKey: null,
         apiKeyOwner: null,
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
         consumer: 'bar',
         createdAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
         createdBy: 'elastic',
@@ -1480,6 +1484,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         alertTypeId: '123',
         apiKey: null,
         apiKeyOwner: null,
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
         legacyId: null,
         consumer: 'bar',
         createdAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
@@ -1653,6 +1658,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         params: { bar: true },
         apiKey: null,
         apiKeyOwner: null,
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
         createdBy: 'elastic',
         createdAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
         updatedBy: 'elastic',
@@ -1790,6 +1796,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         params: { bar: true },
         apiKey: null,
         apiKeyOwner: null,
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
         createdBy: 'elastic',
         createdAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
         updatedBy: 'elastic',
@@ -1927,6 +1934,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         params: { bar: true },
         apiKey: null,
         apiKeyOwner: null,
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
         createdBy: 'elastic',
         createdAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
         updatedBy: 'elastic',
@@ -2086,6 +2094,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         ],
         apiKeyOwner: null,
         apiKey: null,
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
         legacyId: null,
         createdBy: 'elastic',
         updatedBy: 'elastic',
@@ -2565,6 +2574,7 @@ describe('create()', () => {
         params: { bar: true },
         apiKey: null,
         apiKeyOwner: null,
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: null,
         createdBy: 'elastic',
         createdAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
         updatedBy: 'elastic',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/update_api_key.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/update_api_key.test.ts
index fbf86ffcf4f8d..460b2b96df3b2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/update_api_key.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerting/server/rules_client/tests/update_api_key.test.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ describe('updateApiKey()', () => {
         enabled: true,
         apiKey: Buffer.from('234:abc').toString('base64'),
         apiKeyOwner: 'elastic',
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: false,
         revision: 0,
         updatedBy: 'elastic',
         updatedAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ describe('updateApiKey()', () => {
         enabled: true,
         apiKey: Buffer.from('234:abc').toString('base64'),
         apiKeyOwner: 'elastic',
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: false,
         revision: 0,
         updatedBy: 'elastic',
         updatedAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ describe('updateApiKey()', () => {
         enabled: true,
         apiKey: Buffer.from('234:abc').toString('base64'),
         apiKeyOwner: 'elastic',
+        apiKeyCreatedByUser: false,
         revision: 0,
         updatedAt: '2019-02-12T21:01:22.479Z',
         updatedBy: 'elastic',
diff --git a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group1/tests/alerting/create.ts b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group1/tests/alerting/create.ts
index 5ff6a1cf55175..5f2b892a416a3 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group1/tests/alerting/create.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group1/tests/alerting/create.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export default function createAlertTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
                 notify_when: 'onThrottleInterval',
                 updated_by: user.username,
                 api_key_owner: user.username,
+                api_key_created_by_user: false,
                 mute_all: false,
                 muted_alert_ids: [],
                 execution_status: response.body.execution_status,
diff --git a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/bulk_disable.ts b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/bulk_disable.ts
index 86f468534318e..13a89de8381ca 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/bulk_disable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/bulk_disable.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const getDefaultRules = (response: any) => ({
   consumer: 'alertsFixture',
   throttle: '1m',
   alertTypeId: 'test.noop',
+  apiKeyCreatedByUser: false,
   apiKeyOwner: response.body.rules[0].apiKeyOwner,
   createdBy: 'elastic',
   updatedBy: response.body.rules[0].updatedBy,
diff --git a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/bulk_enable.ts b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/bulk_enable.ts
index 7469773cc5705..3f1239558c5eb 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/bulk_enable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/bulk_enable.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
                     consumer: 'alertsFixture',
                     throttle: '1m',
                     alertTypeId: 'test.noop',
+                    apiKeyCreatedByUser: false,
                     apiKeyOwner: response.body.rules[0].apiKeyOwner,
                     createdBy: 'elastic',
                     updatedBy: response.body.rules[0].updatedBy,
diff --git a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/clone.ts b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/clone.ts
index d9fc773d5d12a..46aef808c0877 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/clone.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/group3/tests/alerting/clone.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export default function createAlertTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
                 throttle: '1m',
                 notify_when: 'onThrottleInterval',
                 updated_by: user.username,
+                api_key_created_by_user: false,
                 api_key_owner: user.username,
                 mute_all: false,
                 muted_alert_ids: [],