diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/255_authorized_key_url.yml b/changelogs/fragments/255_authorized_key_url.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..556f13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/255_authorized_key_url.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+- authorized_keys - add example involving lookup.url
diff --git a/plugins/modules/authorized_key.py b/plugins/modules/authorized_key.py
index 7f203e3..e11b416 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/authorized_key.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/authorized_key.py
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     state: present
     key: https://github.com/charlie.keys
 
+- name: Set authorized keys taken from url using lookup
+  ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+    user: charlie
+    state: present
+    key: "{{ lookup('url', 'https://github.com/charlie.keys', split_lines=False) }}"
+
 - name: Set authorized key in alternate location
   ansible.posix.authorized_key:
     user: charlie