diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7cdd533d..febec9f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   - avoid_unnecessary_type_casts
   - avoid_unrelated_type_assertions
   - avoid_unused_parameters
+  - avoid_using_api
+    Credits: getBoolean (https://github.com/getBoolean)
   - cyclomatic_complexity
   - double_literal_format
   - function_lines_of_code
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5dc1a1e..a9772c99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ domain folder:
            reason: "domain_models is only intended to be used in the domain
                     layer."
  ```
+
+Contributed by getBoolean (https://github.com/getBoolean).
+
 ### Parameters:
 - **entries** (_List<AvoidUsingApiEntryParameters>_)  
   A list of BannedCodeOption parameters.
diff --git a/lib/lints/avoid_using_api/avoid_using_api_rule.dart b/lib/lints/avoid_using_api/avoid_using_api_rule.dart
index 3b7e91b7..8714f2c4 100644
--- a/lib/lints/avoid_using_api/avoid_using_api_rule.dart
+++ b/lib/lints/avoid_using_api/avoid_using_api_rule.dart
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ import 'package:solid_lints/utils/path_utils.dart';
 ///           reason: "domain_models is only intended to be used in the domain
 ///                    layer."
 /// ```
+///
+/// Contributed by getBoolean (https://github.com/getBoolean).
 class AvoidUsingApiRule extends SolidLintRule<AvoidUsingApiParameters> {
   /// The [LintCode] of this lint rule that represents
   /// the error whether we use bad formatted double literals.