diff --git a/.changeset/old-coats-suffer.md b/.changeset/old-coats-suffer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8391f77ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/old-coats-suffer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': minor
+---
+
+Add authorization header on techdocs api requests
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/dev/api.ts b/plugins/techdocs/dev/api.ts
index 7d0679f6f6..add1415526 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/dev/api.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/dev/api.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { DiscoveryApi } from '@backstage/core';
+import { DiscoveryApi, IdentityApi } from '@backstage/core';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { EntityName } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { TechDocsStorage } from '../src/api';
@@ -21,16 +21,20 @@ import { TechDocsStorage } from '../src/api';
 export class TechDocsDevStorageApi implements TechDocsStorage {
   public configApi: Config;
   public discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+  public identityApi: IdentityApi;
 
   constructor({
     configApi,
     discoveryApi,
+    identityApi,
   }: {
     configApi: Config;
     discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+    identityApi: IdentityApi;
   }) {
     this.configApi = configApi;
     this.discoveryApi = discoveryApi;
+    this.identityApi = identityApi;
   }
 
   async getApiOrigin() {
@@ -45,9 +49,13 @@ export class TechDocsDevStorageApi implements TechDocsStorage {
 
     const apiOrigin = await this.getApiOrigin();
     const url = `${apiOrigin}/${name}/${path}`;
+    const idToken = await this.identityApi.getIdToken();
 
     const request = await fetch(
       `${url.endsWith('/') ? url : `${url}/`}index.html`,
+      {
+        headers: idToken ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${idToken}` } : {},
+      },
     );
 
     if (request.status === 404) {
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/dev/index.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/dev/index.tsx
index 4cf74c9622..3eefa0a814 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/dev/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/dev/index.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { configApiRef, discoveryApiRef } from '@backstage/core';
+import { configApiRef, discoveryApiRef, identityApiRef } from '@backstage/core';
 import { createDevApp } from '@backstage/dev-utils';
 import { techdocsPlugin } from '../src/plugin';
 import { TechDocsDevStorageApi } from './api';
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ import { techdocsStorageApiRef } from '../src';
 createDevApp()
   .registerApi({
     api: techdocsStorageApiRef,
-    deps: { configApi: configApiRef, discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef },
-    factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi }) =>
+    deps: {
+      configApi: configApiRef,
+      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+      identityApi: identityApiRef,
+    },
+    factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi, identityApi }) =>
       new TechDocsDevStorageApi({
         configApi,
         discoveryApi,
+        identityApi,
       }),
   })
   .registerPlugin(techdocsPlugin)
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/api.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/api.ts
index 7f77be44e2..5518ab4be8 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/api.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/api.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { createApiRef, DiscoveryApi } from '@backstage/core';
+import { createApiRef, DiscoveryApi, IdentityApi } from '@backstage/core';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { EntityName } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { TechDocsMetadata } from './types';
@@ -51,16 +51,20 @@ export interface TechDocs {
 export class TechDocsApi implements TechDocs {
   public configApi: Config;
   public discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+  public identityApi: IdentityApi;
 
   constructor({
     configApi,
     discoveryApi,
+    identityApi,
   }: {
     configApi: Config;
     discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+    identityApi: IdentityApi;
   }) {
     this.configApi = configApi;
     this.discoveryApi = discoveryApi;
+    this.identityApi = identityApi;
   }
 
   async getApiOrigin() {
@@ -84,8 +88,11 @@ export class TechDocsApi implements TechDocs {
 
     const apiOrigin = await this.getApiOrigin();
     const requestUrl = `${apiOrigin}/metadata/techdocs/${namespace}/${kind}/${name}`;
+    const idToken = await this.identityApi.getIdToken();
 
-    const request = await fetch(`${requestUrl}`);
+    const request = await fetch(`${requestUrl}`, {
+      headers: idToken ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${idToken}` } : {},
+    });
     const res = await request.json();
 
     return res;
@@ -104,8 +111,11 @@ export class TechDocsApi implements TechDocs {
 
     const apiOrigin = await this.getApiOrigin();
     const requestUrl = `${apiOrigin}/metadata/entity/${namespace}/${kind}/${name}`;
+    const idToken = await this.identityApi.getIdToken();
 
-    const request = await fetch(`${requestUrl}`);
+    const request = await fetch(`${requestUrl}`, {
+      headers: idToken ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${idToken}` } : {},
+    });
     const res = await request.json();
 
     return res;
@@ -120,16 +130,20 @@ export class TechDocsApi implements TechDocs {
 export class TechDocsStorageApi implements TechDocsStorage {
   public configApi: Config;
   public discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+  public identityApi: IdentityApi;
 
   constructor({
     configApi,
     discoveryApi,
+    identityApi,
   }: {
     configApi: Config;
     discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
+    identityApi: IdentityApi;
   }) {
     this.configApi = configApi;
     this.discoveryApi = discoveryApi;
+    this.identityApi = identityApi;
   }
 
   async getApiOrigin() {
@@ -152,9 +166,13 @@ export class TechDocsStorageApi implements TechDocsStorage {
 
     const apiOrigin = await this.getApiOrigin();
     const url = `${apiOrigin}/docs/${namespace}/${kind}/${name}/${path}`;
+    const idToken = await this.identityApi.getIdToken();
 
     const request = await fetch(
       `${url.endsWith('/') ? url : `${url}/`}index.html`,
+      {
+        headers: idToken ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${idToken}` } : {},
+      },
     );
 
     let errorMessage = '';
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/plugin.ts
index 0b4063c237..a945ca1494 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/plugin.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
   createApiFactory,
   configApiRef,
   discoveryApiRef,
+  identityApiRef,
   createRoutableExtension,
 } from '@backstage/core';
 import {
@@ -64,20 +65,30 @@ export const techdocsPlugin = createPlugin({
   apis: [
     createApiFactory({
       api: techdocsStorageApiRef,
-      deps: { configApi: configApiRef, discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef },
-      factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi }) =>
+      deps: {
+        configApi: configApiRef,
+        discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+        identityApi: identityApiRef,
+      },
+      factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi, identityApi }) =>
         new TechDocsStorageApi({
           configApi,
           discoveryApi,
+          identityApi,
         }),
     }),
     createApiFactory({
       api: techdocsApiRef,
-      deps: { configApi: configApiRef, discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef },
-      factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi }) =>
+      deps: {
+        configApi: configApiRef,
+        discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+        identityApi: identityApiRef,
+      },
+      factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi, identityApi }) =>
         new TechDocsApi({
           configApi,
           discoveryApi,
+          identityApi,
         }),
     }),
   ],