diff --git a/tools/goctl/api/apigen/gen.go b/tools/goctl/api/apigen/gen.go
index 35c4218d..3e669330 100644
--- a/tools/goctl/api/apigen/gen.go
+++ b/tools/goctl/api/apigen/gen.go
@@ -52,13 +52,24 @@ func ApiCommand(c *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 	defer fp.Close()
 
+	home := c.String("home")
+	if len(home) > 0 {
+		util.RegisterGoctlHome(home)
+	}
+
+	text, err := util.LoadTemplate(category, apiTemplateFile, apiTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	baseName := util.FileNameWithoutExt(filepath.Base(apiFile))
 	if strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(baseName), "-api") {
 		baseName = baseName[:len(baseName)-4]
 	} else if strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(baseName), "api") {
 		baseName = baseName[:len(baseName)-3]
 	}
-	t := template.Must(template.New("etcTemplate").Parse(apiTemplate))
+
+	t := template.Must(template.New("etcTemplate").Parse(text))
 	if err := t.Execute(fp, map[string]string{
 		"gitUser":     getGitName(),
 		"gitEmail":    getGitEmail(),
diff --git a/tools/goctl/api/apigen/template.go b/tools/goctl/api/apigen/template.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2c88685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/goctl/api/apigen/template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package apigen
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/tal-tech/go-zero/tools/goctl/util"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+const (
+	category        = "api"
+	apiTemplateFile = "template.tpl"
+)
+
+var templates = map[string]string{
+	apiTemplateFile: apiTemplate,
+}
+
+// Category returns the category of the api files.
+func Category() string {
+	return category
+}
+
+// Clean cleans the generated deployment files.
+func Clean() error {
+	return util.Clean(category)
+}
+
+// GenTemplates generates api template files.
+func GenTemplates(_ *cli.Context) error {
+	return util.InitTemplates(category, templates)
+}
+
+// RevertTemplate reverts the given template file to the default value.
+func RevertTemplate(name string) error {
+	content, ok := templates[name]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: no such file name", name)
+	}
+	return util.CreateTemplate(category, name, content)
+}
+
+// Update updates the template files to the templates built in current goctl.
+func Update() error {
+	err := Clean()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return util.InitTemplates(category, templates)
+}
diff --git a/tools/goctl/goctl.go b/tools/goctl/goctl.go
index 0ffda9a3..5b0e92f0 100644
--- a/tools/goctl/goctl.go
+++ b/tools/goctl/goctl.go
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ var commands = []cli.Command{
 				Name:  "o",
 				Usage: "the output api file",
 			},
+			cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:  "home",
+				Usage: "the goctl home path of the template",
+			},
 		},
 		Action: apigen.ApiCommand,
 		Subcommands: []cli.Command{
diff --git a/tools/goctl/tpl/templates.go b/tools/goctl/tpl/templates.go
index ce6c4e97..ba250701 100644
--- a/tools/goctl/tpl/templates.go
+++ b/tools/goctl/tpl/templates.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/logrusorgru/aurora"
 	"github.com/tal-tech/go-zero/core/errorx"
+	"github.com/tal-tech/go-zero/tools/goctl/api/apigen"
 	"github.com/tal-tech/go-zero/tools/goctl/api/gogen"
 	"github.com/tal-tech/go-zero/tools/goctl/docker"
 	"github.com/tal-tech/go-zero/tools/goctl/kube"
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ func GenTemplates(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		func() error {
 			return mongogen.Templates(ctx)
 		},
+		func() error {
+			return apigen.GenTemplates(ctx)
+		},
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -90,6 +94,9 @@ func CleanTemplates(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		func() error {
 			return mongogen.Clean()
 		},
+		func() error {
+			return apigen.Clean()
+		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -126,6 +133,8 @@ func UpdateTemplates(ctx *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		return modelgen.Update()
 	case mongogen.Category():
 		return mongogen.Update()
+	case apigen.Category():
+		return apigen.Update()
 	default:
 		err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected category: %s", category)
 		return
@@ -159,6 +168,8 @@ func RevertTemplates(ctx *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		return modelgen.RevertTemplate(filename)
 	case mongogen.Category():
 		return mongogen.RevertTemplate(filename)
+	case apigen.Category():
+		return apigen.RevertTemplate(filename)
 	default:
 		err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected category: %s", category)
 		return