diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD
index c24f98d..022557e 100644
--- a/README.MD
+++ b/README.MD
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ This script allows to programmatically fetch all credential-attributes from Cont
 
 # USAGE (powershell)
 ```
-.\main.py --cr_url="https://aa1-app2019.iacc.epam.com" --username="andoni_aguirre_aranguren_creator" --password="notmypasswordyoudumb"
+.\main.py --cr_url="https://aa1-app2019.iacc.epam.com" --username="andoni_aguirre_aranguren_creator" --api_key="123fsda"
 
 ```
 
 # FUTURE POSSIBLE ENHANCEMENTS
-* API Key usage instead of password pending (this may be done in next release)
 * Multi-threading for the http requests
diff --git a/functions.py b/functions.py
index 81c6449..0d0da84 100644
--- a/functions.py
+++ b/functions.py
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@ def get_token_password(cr_url, username, password):
     return r.json()['token']
 
 
+def get_token_apikey(cr_url, username, api_key):
+    endpoint = "/v1/authentication"
+    url = cr_url + endpoint
+    headers = {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json"
+    }
+
+    payload = {
+        "username": username,
+        "apiKey": api_key
+    }
+
+    r = requests.post(url=url, headers=headers, json=payload, verify=False)
+    r.raise_for_status()
+    return r.json()['token']
+
+
 def get_credential_list(cr_url, token):
     endpoint = "/v2/credentialvault/credentials/list"
     url = cr_url + endpoint
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e15c3a5..7a8e5c7 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@
                                             "setup or they are fetched from external key vault")
     parser.add_argument("--cr_url", help="url of the control room (without the / at the end!) ")
     parser.add_argument("--username", help="full username with domain if AD")
-    parser.add_argument("--password", help="password")
+    # parser.add_argument("--password", help="password")
+    parser.add_argument("--api_key", help="api key of user")
     args = parser.parse_args()
     cr_url = str(args.cr_url)
     user = str(args.username)
-    password = str(args.password)
+    # password = str(args.password)
+    api_key = str(args.api_key)
     # Get token
-    token = f.get_token_password(cr_url, user, password)
+    token = f.get_token_apikey(cr_url, user, api_key)
     # Credential list
     credential_list_json = f.get_credential_list(cr_url, token)
     # Prepare dataframe