diff --git a/packages/cli/src/InternalHooks.ts b/packages/cli/src/InternalHooks.ts
index 454f4be002..1d2a9471a7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/InternalHooks.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/InternalHooks.ts
@@ -504,29 +504,6 @@ export class InternalHooks {
 		);
 	}
 
-	async onUserInvokedApi(userInvokedApiData: {
-		user_id: string;
-		path: string;
-		method: string;
-		api_version: string;
-	}): Promise<void> {
-		return await this.telemetry.track('User invoked API', userInvokedApiData);
-	}
-
-	async onApiKeyDeleted(apiKeyDeletedData: { user: User; public_api: boolean }): Promise<void> {
-		void this.telemetry.track('API key deleted', {
-			user_id: apiKeyDeletedData.user.id,
-			public_api: apiKeyDeletedData.public_api,
-		});
-	}
-
-	async onApiKeyCreated(apiKeyCreatedData: { user: User; public_api: boolean }): Promise<void> {
-		void this.telemetry.track('API key created', {
-			user_id: apiKeyCreatedData.user.id,
-			public_api: apiKeyCreatedData.public_api,
-		});
-	}
-
 	async onUserPasswordResetRequestClick(userPasswordResetData: { user: User }): Promise<void> {
 		void this.telemetry.track('User requested password reset while logged out', {
 			user_id: userPasswordResetData.user.id,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/PublicApi/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/PublicApi/index.ts
index d1fb02ef31..3ebb67f210 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/PublicApi/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/PublicApi/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import type { JsonObject } from 'swagger-ui-express';
 
 import config from '@/config';
 
-import { InternalHooks } from '@/InternalHooks';
 import { License } from '@/License';
 import { UserRepository } from '@db/repositories/user.repository';
 import { UrlService } from '@/services/url.service';
 import type { AuthenticatedRequest } from '@/requests';
 import { GlobalConfig } from '@n8n/config';
+import { EventService } from '@/eventbus/event.service';
 
 async function createApiRouter(
 	version: string,
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ async function createApiRouter(
 
 						if (!user) return false;
 
-						void Container.get(InternalHooks).onUserInvokedApi({
-							user_id: user.id,
+						Container.get(EventService).emit('public-api-invoked', {
+							userId: user.id,
 							path: req.path,
 							method: req.method,
-							api_version: version,
+							apiVersion: version,
 						});
 
 						req.user = user;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/me.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/me.controller.ts
index bc7ebd0609..1e3fc22ca2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/me.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/me.controller.ts
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ export class MeController {
 
 		await this.userService.update(req.user.id, { apiKey });
 
-		void this.internalHooks.onApiKeyCreated({ user: req.user, public_api: false });
-		this.eventService.emit('api-key-created', { user: req.user });
+		this.eventService.emit('public-api-key-created', { user: req.user, publicApi: false });
 
 		return { apiKey };
 	}
@@ -219,8 +218,7 @@ export class MeController {
 	async deleteAPIKey(req: AuthenticatedRequest) {
 		await this.userService.update(req.user.id, { apiKey: null });
 
-		void this.internalHooks.onApiKeyDeleted({ user: req.user, public_api: false });
-		this.eventService.emit('api-key-deleted', { user: req.user });
+		this.eventService.emit('public-api-key-deleted', { user: req.user, publicApi: false });
 
 		return { success: true };
 	}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/eventbus/audit-event-relay.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/eventbus/audit-event-relay.service.ts
index 09a283d544..96cc7366f6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/eventbus/audit-event-relay.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/eventbus/audit-event-relay.service.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export class AuditEventRelay {
 		this.eventService.on('user-password-reset-request-click', (event) =>
 			this.userPasswordResetRequestClick(event),
 		);
-		this.eventService.on('api-key-created', (event) => this.apiKeyCreated(event));
-		this.eventService.on('api-key-deleted', (event) => this.apiKeyDeleted(event));
+		this.eventService.on('public-api-key-created', (event) => this.apiKeyCreated(event));
+		this.eventService.on('public-api-key-deleted', (event) => this.apiKeyDeleted(event));
 		this.eventService.on('email-failed', (event) => this.emailFailed(event));
 		this.eventService.on('credentials-created', (event) => this.credentialsCreated(event));
 		this.eventService.on('credentials-deleted', (event) => this.credentialsDeleted(event));
@@ -257,18 +257,22 @@ export class AuditEventRelay {
 	 */
 
 	@Redactable()
-	private apiKeyCreated({ user }: Event['api-key-created']) {
+	private apiKeyCreated(event: Event['public-api-key-created']) {
+		if ('publicApi' in event) return;
+
 		void this.eventBus.sendAuditEvent({
 			eventName: 'n8n.audit.user.api.created',
-			payload: user,
+			payload: event.user,
 		});
 	}
 
 	@Redactable()
-	private apiKeyDeleted({ user }: Event['api-key-deleted']) {
+	private apiKeyDeleted(event: Event['public-api-key-deleted']) {
+		if ('publicApi' in event) return;
+
 		void this.eventBus.sendAuditEvent({
 			eventName: 'n8n.audit.user.api.deleted',
-			payload: user,
+			payload: event.user,
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/eventbus/event.types.ts b/packages/cli/src/eventbus/event.types.ts
index 3c74fe7ee5..7f512cb03d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/eventbus/event.types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/eventbus/event.types.ts
@@ -105,13 +105,20 @@ export type Event = {
 		user: UserLike;
 	};
 
-	'api-key-created': {
-		user: UserLike;
+	'public-api-invoked': {
+		userId: string;
+		path: string;
+		method: string;
+		apiVersion: string;
 	};
 
-	'api-key-deleted': {
-		user: UserLike;
-	};
+	'public-api-key-created':
+		| { user: UserLike } // audit
+		| { user: UserLike; publicApi: boolean }; // telemetry
+
+	'public-api-key-deleted':
+		| { user: UserLike } // audit
+		| { user: UserLike; publicApi: boolean }; // telemetry
 
 	'email-failed': {
 		user: UserLike;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/telemetry-event-relay.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/telemetry-event-relay.service.ts
index d3313d18c3..bc7df8183e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/telemetry-event-relay.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/telemetry-event-relay.service.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ export class TelemetryEventRelay {
 		this.eventService.on('external-secrets-provider-settings-saved', (event) => {
 			this.externalSecretsProviderSettingsSaved(event);
 		});
+		this.eventService.on('public-api-invoked', (event) => {
+			this.publicApiInvoked(event);
+		});
+		this.eventService.on('public-api-key-created', (event) => {
+			this.publicApiKeyCreated(event);
+		});
+		this.eventService.on('public-api-key-deleted', (event) => {
+			this.publicApiKeyDeleted(event);
+		});
 	}
 
 	private teamProjectUpdated({ userId, role, members, projectId }: Event['team-project-updated']) {
@@ -190,4 +199,35 @@ export class TelemetryEventRelay {
 			error_message: errorMessage,
 		});
 	}
+
+	private publicApiInvoked({ userId, path, method, apiVersion }: Event['public-api-invoked']) {
+		void this.telemetry.track('User invoked API', {
+			user_id: userId,
+			path,
+			method,
+			api_version: apiVersion,
+		});
+	}
+
+	private publicApiKeyCreated(event: Event['public-api-key-created']) {
+		if (!('publicApi' in event)) return;
+
+		const { user, publicApi } = event;
+
+		void this.telemetry.track('API key created', {
+			user_id: user.id,
+			public_api: publicApi,
+		});
+	}
+
+	private publicApiKeyDeleted(event: Event['public-api-key-deleted']) {
+		if (!('publicApi' in event)) return;
+
+		const { user, publicApi } = event;
+
+		void this.telemetry.track('API key deleted', {
+			user_id: user.id,
+			public_api: publicApi,
+		});
+	}
 }