diff --git a/bottlecap/src/secrets/decrypt.rs b/bottlecap/src/secrets/decrypt.rs
index 37effc65f..334f96181 100644
--- a/bottlecap/src/secrets/decrypt.rs
+++ b/bottlecap/src/secrets/decrypt.rs
@@ -217,16 +217,22 @@ async fn decrypt_aws_sm(
     extract_secret_string(&v)
 }
 
-// When a Secrets Manager secret is a JSON object, this key is used to extract the API key.
-// Falls back to the raw secret string if the key is absent or the value is not valid JSON.
+// When a Secrets Manager secret is a JSON object, these keys are used to extract the API key,
+// checked in order. `dd_api_key` is our own convention; `apiKey` matches the field name used by
+// AWS's Managed Rotation for Datadog API Key secret type. Falls back to the raw secret string if
+// neither key is present or the value is not valid JSON.
 const JSON_SECRET_DD_API_KEY: &str = "dd_api_key";
+const JSON_SECRET_API_KEY: &str = "apiKey";
 
 fn extract_secret_string(v: &Value) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
     if let Some(secret_string) = v["SecretString"].as_str() {
-        if let Ok(parsed) = serde_json::from_str::<Value>(secret_string)
-            && let Some(extracted) = parsed[JSON_SECRET_DD_API_KEY].as_str()
-        {
-            return Ok(extracted.to_string());
+        if let Ok(parsed) = serde_json::from_str::<Value>(secret_string) {
+            if let Some(extracted) = parsed[JSON_SECRET_DD_API_KEY].as_str() {
+                return Ok(extracted.to_string());
+            }
+            if let Some(extracted) = parsed[JSON_SECRET_API_KEY].as_str() {
+                return Ok(extracted.to_string());
+            }
         }
         Ok(secret_string.to_string())
     } else {
@@ -454,6 +460,20 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(result, "abc123");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_json_secret_extraction_api_key() {
+        let v = make_sm_response(r#"{"apiKey":"abc123","apiKeyId":"some-uuid"}"#);
+        let result = extract_secret_string(&v).expect("should extract apiKey");
+        assert_eq!(result, "abc123");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_json_secret_dd_api_key_takes_precedence_over_api_key() {
+        let v = make_sm_response(r#"{"dd_api_key":"abc123","apiKey":"def456"}"#);
+        let result = extract_secret_string(&v).expect("should extract dd_api_key");
+        assert_eq!(result, "abc123");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_json_secret_missing_key_falls_back_to_raw() {
         let raw = r#"{"other_key":"abc123"}"#;