diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index c9e496f9fceb..e732a059ae50 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # By default, @envoyproxy/maintainers own everything.
 #*       @envoyproxy/maintainers
 
+# api
+/api/ @htuch
 # csrf extension
 /*/extensions/filters/http/csrf @dschaller @mattklein123
 # original_src http filter extension