diff --git a/pkg/detectors/saladcloudapikey/saladcloudapikey.go b/pkg/detectors/saladcloudapikey/saladcloudapikey.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b6cf5d2611ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/detectors/saladcloudapikey/saladcloudapikey.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package saladcloudapikey
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+
+	regexp "github.com/wasilibs/go-re2"
+
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/pb/detectorspb"
+)
+
+type Scanner struct {
+	client *http.Client
+}
+
+// Ensure the Scanner satisfies the interface at compile time.
+var _ detectors.Detector = (*Scanner)(nil)
+
+var (
+	defaultClient = common.SaneHttpClient()
+	apiKey        = regexp.MustCompile(`\b(salad_cloud_[0-9A-Za-z]{1,7}_[0-9A-Za-z]{7,235})\b`)
+)
+
+// Keywords are used for efficiently pre-filtering chunks.
+// Use identifiers in the secret preferably, or the provider name.
+func (s Scanner) Keywords() []string {
+	return []string{"salad_cloud_"}
+}
+
+// FromData will find and optionally verify SaladCloud API Key secrets in a given set of bytes.
+func (s Scanner) FromData(ctx context.Context, verify bool, data []byte) (results []detectors.Result, err error) {
+	dataStr := string(data)
+
+	uniqueMatches := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, match := range apiKey.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1) {
+		uniqueMatches[match[1]] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	for match := range uniqueMatches {
+		s1 := detectors.Result{
+			DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_SaladCloudApiKey,
+			Raw:          []byte(match),
+			ExtraData: map[string]string{
+				"rotation_guide": "https://howtorotate.com/docs/tutorials/saladcloudapikey/",
+			},
+		}
+
+		if verify {
+			client := s.client
+			if client == nil {
+				client = defaultClient
+			}
+
+			isVerified, extraData, verificationErr := verifyMatch(ctx, client, match)
+			s1.Verified = isVerified
+			s1.ExtraData = extraData
+			s1.SetVerificationError(verificationErr, match)
+		}
+
+		results = append(results, s1)
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func verifyMatch(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, token string) (bool, map[string]string, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, "https://api.salad.com/api/public", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("Salad-Api-Key", token)
+	res, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, nil, err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, res.Body)
+		_ = res.Body.Close()
+	}()
+
+	switch res.StatusCode {
+	case http.StatusNoContent:
+		return true, nil, nil
+	case http.StatusUnauthorized:
+		return false, nil, nil
+	default:
+		return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected HTTP response status %d", res.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s Scanner) Type() detectorspb.DetectorType {
+	return detectorspb.DetectorType_SaladCloudApiKey
+}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/saladcloudapikey/saladcloudapikey_test.go b/pkg/detectors/saladcloudapikey/saladcloudapikey_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95cadb185f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/detectors/saladcloudapikey/saladcloudapikey_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+//go:build detectors
+// +build detectors
+
+package saladcloudapikey
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/engine/ahocorasick"
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/pb/detectorspb"
+)
+
+func TestSaladCloudApiKey_Pattern(t *testing.T) {
+	d := Scanner{}
+	ahoCorasickCore := ahocorasick.NewAhoCorasickCore([]detectors.Detector{d})
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		input string
+		want  []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "organization API key",
+			input: "api_key = 'salad_cloud_org_zYLYVpmHJ3oksnZ0l9RHJCf1ib2QvJOJztWukwYjtjB1kDIGP'",
+			want:  []string{"salad_cloud_org_zYLYVpmHJ3oksnZ0l9RHJCf1ib2QvJOJztWukwYjtjB1kDIGP"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "user API key",
+			input: "api_key = 'salad_cloud_user_HZdqHUSBFLJI7LZjo1UcDORHIdi8wet37OMP01YTep82tdimF'",
+			want:  []string{"salad_cloud_user_HZdqHUSBFLJI7LZjo1UcDORHIdi8wet37OMP01YTep82tdimF"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			matchedDetectors := ahoCorasickCore.FindDetectorMatches([]byte(test.input))
+			if len(matchedDetectors) == 0 {
+				t.Errorf("keywords '%v' not matched by: %s", d.Keywords(), test.input)
+				return
+			}
+
+			results, err := d.FromData(context.Background(), false, []byte(test.input))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("error = %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(results) != len(test.want) {
+				if len(results) == 0 {
+					t.Errorf("did not receive result")
+				} else {
+					t.Errorf("expected %d results, only received %d", len(test.want), len(results))
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			actual := make(map[string]struct{}, len(results))
+			for _, r := range results {
+				if len(r.RawV2) > 0 {
+					actual[string(r.RawV2)] = struct{}{}
+				} else {
+					actual[string(r.Raw)] = struct{}{}
+				}
+			}
+			expected := make(map[string]struct{}, len(test.want))
+			for _, v := range test.want {
+				expected[v] = struct{}{}
+			}
+
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(expected, actual); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("%s diff: (-want +got)\n%s", test.name, diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSaladCloudApiKey_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)
+	defer cancel()
+	testSecrets, err := common.GetSecret(ctx, "trufflehog-testing", "detectors5")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not get test secrets from GCP: %s", err)
+	}
+	secret := testSecrets.MustGetField("SALADCLOUDAPIKEY")
+	inactiveSecret := testSecrets.MustGetField("SALADCLOUDAPIKEY_INACTIVE")
+
+	type args struct {
+		ctx    context.Context
+		data   []byte
+		verify bool
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                string
+		s                   Scanner
+		args                args
+		want                []detectors.Result
+		wantErr             bool
+		wantVerificationErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "found, verified",
+			s:    Scanner{},
+			args: args{
+				ctx:    context.Background(),
+				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("You can find a SaladCloud API Key secret %s within", secret)),
+				verify: true,
+			},
+			want: []detectors.Result{
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_SaladCloudApiKey,
+					Verified:     true,
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr:             false,
+			wantVerificationErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "found, unverified",
+			s:    Scanner{},
+			args: args{
+				ctx:    context.Background(),
+				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("You can find a SaladCloud API Key secret %s within but not valid", inactiveSecret)), // the secret would satisfy the regex but not pass validation
+				verify: true,
+			},
+			want: []detectors.Result{
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_SaladCloudApiKey,
+					Verified:     false,
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr:             false,
+			wantVerificationErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "not found",
+			s:    Scanner{},
+			args: args{
+				ctx:    context.Background(),
+				data:   []byte("You cannot find the secret within"),
+				verify: true,
+			},
+			want:                nil,
+			wantErr:             false,
+			wantVerificationErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "found, would be verified if not for timeout",
+			s:    Scanner{client: common.SaneHttpClientTimeOut(1 * time.Microsecond)},
+			args: args{
+				ctx:    context.Background(),
+				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("You can find a SaladCloud API Key secret %s within", secret)),
+				verify: true,
+			},
+			want: []detectors.Result{
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_SaladCloudApiKey,
+					Verified:     false,
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr:             false,
+			wantVerificationErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "found, verified but unexpected api surface",
+			s:    Scanner{client: common.ConstantResponseHttpClient(404, "")},
+			args: args{
+				ctx:    context.Background(),
+				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("You can find a SaladCloud API Key secret %s within", secret)),
+				verify: true,
+			},
+			want: []detectors.Result{
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_SaladCloudApiKey,
+					Verified:     false,
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr:             false,
+			wantVerificationErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := tt.s.FromData(tt.args.ctx, tt.args.verify, tt.args.data)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("SaladCloudApiKey.FromData() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			for i := range got {
+				if len(got[i].Raw) == 0 {
+					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
+				}
+				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
+					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
+				}
+			}
+			ignoreOpts := cmpopts.IgnoreFields(detectors.Result{}, "Raw", "verificationError")
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(got, tt.want, ignoreOpts); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("SaladCloudApiKey.FromData() %s diff: (-got +want)\n%s", tt.name, diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkFromData(benchmark *testing.B) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	s := Scanner{}
+	for name, data := range detectors.MustGetBenchmarkData() {
+		benchmark.Run(name, func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+				_, err := s.FromData(ctx, false, data)
+				if err != nil {
+					b.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/engine/defaults.go b/pkg/engine/defaults.go
index 16529d3a3102..2283505655b9 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/defaults.go
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors/rownd"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors/rubygems"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors/runrunit"
+	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors/saladcloudapikey"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors/salesblink"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors/salescookie"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors/salesflare"
@@ -1636,6 +1637,7 @@ func DefaultDetectors() []detectors.Detector {
 		nvapi.Scanner{},
 		railwayapp.Scanner{},
 		meraki.Scanner{},
+		saladcloudapikey.Scanner{},
 	}
 
 	// Automatically initialize all detectors that implement
diff --git a/pkg/pb/detectorspb/detectors.pb.go b/pkg/pb/detectorspb/detectors.pb.go
index bf7cd9fc0350..d8febf22cae1 100644
--- a/pkg/pb/detectorspb/detectors.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/pb/detectorspb/detectors.pb.go
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ const (
 	DetectorType_PyPI                                    DetectorType = 998
 	DetectorType_RailwayApp                              DetectorType = 999
 	DetectorType_Meraki                                  DetectorType = 1000
+	DetectorType_SaladCloudApiKey                        DetectorType = 1001
 )
 
 // Enum value maps for DetectorType.
@@ -2104,6 +2105,7 @@ var (
 		998:  "PyPI",
 		999:  "RailwayApp",
 		1000: "Meraki",
+		1001: "SaladCloudApiKey",
 	}
 	DetectorType_value = map[string]int32{
 		"Alibaba":                               0,
@@ -3103,6 +3105,7 @@ var (
 		"PyPI":                             998,
 		"RailwayApp":                       999,
 		"Meraki":                           1000,
+		"SaladCloudApiKey":                 1001,
 	}
 )
 
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@@ -4578,11 +4581,13 @@ var file_detectors_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/proto/detectors.proto b/proto/detectors.proto
index 371a71d7251d..2e2748df74c6 100644
--- a/proto/detectors.proto
+++ b/proto/detectors.proto
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ enum DetectorType {
   PyPI = 998;
   RailwayApp = 999;
   Meraki = 1000;
+  SaladCloudApiKey = 1001;
 }
 
 message Result {