diff --git a/internal/update/update.go b/internal/update/update.go
index 984c56da..0498e611 100644
--- a/internal/update/update.go
+++ b/internal/update/update.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (u *UpdateNotification) isCI() bool {
 
 // isIgnoredCommand returns true when the process is in the list of commands.
 func (u *UpdateNotification) isIgnoredCommand() bool {
-	ignoredCommands := []string{"_fingerprint", "version"}
+	ignoredCommands := []string{"_fingerprint", "api", "version"}
 	osStr := os.Args[0:]
 	if len(osStr) < 2 {
 		return false
diff --git a/internal/update/update_test.go b/internal/update/update_test.go
index 1ef37dca..f1e28ab6 100644
--- a/internal/update/update_test.go
+++ b/internal/update/update_test.go
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ func Test_UpdateNotification_isIgnoredCommand(t *testing.T) {
 			command:  "",
 			expected: false,
 		},
+		"api command": {
+			command:  "api",
+			expected: true,
+		},
 		"fingerprint command": {
 			command:  "_fingerprint",
 			expected: true,