diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/embeddings/edenai.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/embeddings/edenai.py
index 9d12376fc2..3d6b1ec16d 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/embeddings/edenai.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/embeddings/edenai.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from langchain_core.embeddings import Embeddings
-from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel, Extra, Field, root_validator
-from langchain_core.utils import get_from_dict_or_env
+from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import (
+    BaseModel,
+    Extra,
+    Field,
+    SecretStr,
+    root_validator,
+)
+from langchain_core.utils import convert_to_secret_str, get_from_dict_or_env
 
 from langchain_community.utilities.requests import Requests
 
@@ -13,7 +19,7 @@ class EdenAiEmbeddings(BaseModel, Embeddings):
     it as a named parameter.
     """
 
-    edenai_api_key: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="EdenAI API Token")
+    edenai_api_key: Optional[SecretStr] = Field(None, description="EdenAI API Token")
 
     provider: str = "openai"
     """embedding provider to use (eg: openai,google etc.)"""
@@ -32,8 +38,8 @@ class EdenAiEmbeddings(BaseModel, Embeddings):
     @root_validator()
     def validate_environment(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict:
         """Validate that api key exists in environment."""
-        values["edenai_api_key"] = get_from_dict_or_env(
-            values, "edenai_api_key", "EDENAI_API_KEY"
+        values["edenai_api_key"] = convert_to_secret_str(
+            get_from_dict_or_env(values, "edenai_api_key", "EDENAI_API_KEY")
         )
         return values
 
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ class EdenAiEmbeddings(BaseModel, Embeddings):
         headers = {
             "accept": "application/json",
             "content-type": "application/json",
-            "authorization": f"Bearer {self.edenai_api_key}",
+            "authorization": f"Bearer {self.edenai_api_key.get_secret_value()}",
             "User-Agent": self.get_user_agent(),
         }
 
diff --git a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/embeddings/test_edenai.py b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/embeddings/test_edenai.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6616f3ef13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/embeddings/test_edenai.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""Test EdenAiEmbeddings embeddings"""
+
+from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import SecretStr
+from pytest import CaptureFixture
+
+from langchain_community.embeddings import EdenAiEmbeddings
+
+
+def test_api_key_is_string() -> None:
+    llm = EdenAiEmbeddings(edenai_api_key="secret-api-key")
+    assert isinstance(llm.edenai_api_key, SecretStr)
+
+
+def test_api_key_masked_when_passed_via_constructor(
+    capsys: CaptureFixture,
+) -> None:
+    llm = EdenAiEmbeddings(edenai_api_key="secret-api-key")
+    print(llm.edenai_api_key, end="")
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+
+    assert captured.out == "**********"