diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 944bfe62d..10b40321e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ def load_router_config(router: Optional[litellm.Router], config_file_path: str):
     router = litellm.Router(**router_params) # type:ignore
     return router, model_list, general_settings
 
-async def generate_key_helper_fn(duration: Optional[str], models: list, aliases: dict, config: dict, spend: float, token: Optional[str]=None, user_id: Optional[str]=None, max_parallel_requests: Optional[int]=None):
+async def generate_key_helper_fn(duration: Optional[str], models: list, aliases: dict, config: dict, spend: float, token: Optional[str]=None, user_id: Optional[str]=None, max_parallel_requests: Optional[int]=None, metadata: Optional[dict] = {}):
     global prisma_client
 
     if prisma_client is None: 
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ async def generate_key_helper_fn(duration: Optional[str], models: list, aliases:
     
     aliases_json = json.dumps(aliases)
     config_json = json.dumps(config)
+    metadata_json = json.dumps(metadata)
     user_id = user_id or str(uuid.uuid4())
     try:
         # Create a new verification token (you may want to enhance this logic based on your needs)
@@ -664,7 +665,8 @@ async def generate_key_helper_fn(duration: Optional[str], models: list, aliases:
             "config": config_json,
             "spend": spend, 
             "user_id": user_id, 
-            "max_parallel_requests": max_parallel_requests
+            "max_parallel_requests": max_parallel_requests,
+            "metadata": metadata_json
         }
         new_verification_token = await prisma_client.insert_data(data=verification_token_data)
     except Exception as e:
@@ -1141,6 +1143,7 @@ async def generate_key_fn(request: Request, data: GenerateKeyRequest, Authorizat
     - config: Optional[dict] - any key-specific configs, overrides config in config.yaml 
     - spend: Optional[int] - Amount spent by key. Default is 0. Will be updated by proxy whenever key is used. https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/virtual_keys#managing-auth---tracking-spend
     - max_parallel_requests: Optional[int] - Rate limit a user based on the number of parallel requests. Raises 429 error, if user's parallel requests > x.
+    - metadata: Optional[dict] - Metadata for key, store information for key. Example metadata = {"team": "core-infra", "app": "app2", "email": "ishaan@berri.ai" } 
 
     Returns:
     - key: (str) The generated api key