diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29070f6..32528ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
           "type": "string",
           "default": "https://api.gitguardian.com",
           "markdownDescription": "You can override the value here for On Premise installations"
+        },
+        "gitguardian.apiKey": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "",
+          "markdownDescription": "Your API Key"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index d0e7f16..72ab673 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  ggshieldApiKey,
   ggshieldAuthStatus,
   ggshieldScanFile,
   ignoreLastFound,
@@ -7,8 +8,9 @@ import {
   showAPIQuota,
 } from "./lib/ggshield-api";
 import {
-  createDefaultConfiguration,
+  getConfiguration,
   GGShieldConfiguration,
+  setApiKey,
 } from "./lib/ggshield-configuration";
 import { parseGGShieldResults } from "./lib/ggshield-results-parser";
 import {
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ function registerQuotaViewCommands(view: GitGuardianQuotaWebviewProvider) {
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
   // Check if ggshield if available
   const outputChannel = window.createOutputChannel("GitGuardian");
-  let configuration = createDefaultConfiguration(context);
+  let configuration = getConfiguration(context);
   let authStatus: boolean = false;
   const ggshieldResolver = new GGShieldResolver(
     outputChannel,
@@ -165,7 +167,10 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
         updateStatusBarItem(StatusBarStatus.unauthenticated, statusBar);
        } else {
         commands.executeCommand('setContext', 'isAuthenticated', true);
-       }
+        updateStatusBarItem(StatusBarStatus.ready, statusBar);
+        const ggshieldApi = ggshieldApiKey(configuration);
+        setApiKey(configuration, ggshieldApi);
+      }
     })
     .then(async () => {
       // Check if git is installed
@@ -233,6 +238,8 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
             authStatus = true;
             updateStatusBarItem(StatusBarStatus.ready, statusBar);
             commands.executeCommand('setContext', 'isAuthenticated', true);
+            const ggshieldApi = ggshieldApiKey(configuration);
+            setApiKey(configuration, ggshieldApi);
             ggshieldViewProvider.refresh();
             ggshieldQuotaViewProvider.refresh();
           } else {
diff --git a/src/lib/ggshield-api.ts b/src/lib/ggshield-api.ts
index 8059039..87baabb 100644
--- a/src/lib/ggshield-api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ggshield-api.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 import {
   SpawnOptionsWithoutStdio,
   SpawnSyncOptionsWithStringEncoding,
@@ -21,16 +22,26 @@ export function runGGShieldCommand(
   configuration: GGShieldConfiguration,
   args: string[]
 ): SpawnSyncReturns<string> {
-  const { ggshieldPath, apiUrl } = configuration;
+  const { ggshieldPath, apiUrl, apiKey } = configuration;
+  let env: {
+    GITGUARDIAN_API_URL: string;
+    GG_USER_AGENT: string;
+    GITGUARDIAN_API_KEY?: string; // Note the ? to indicate this property is optional
+  } = {
+    GITGUARDIAN_API_URL: apiUrl,
+    GG_USER_AGENT: "gitguardian-vscode",
+  };
+  
+  if (apiKey) {
+    env = {
+      ...env,
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+      GITGUARDIAN_API_KEY: apiKey,
+    };
+  }
 
   let options: SpawnSyncOptionsWithStringEncoding = {
     cwd: os.tmpdir(),
-    env: {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
-      GITGUARDIAN_API_URL: apiUrl,
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
-      GG_USER_AGENT: "gitguardian-vscode",
-    },
     encoding: "utf-8",
     windowsHide: true,
   };
@@ -178,7 +189,7 @@ export async function loginGGShield(
   configuration: GGShieldConfiguration,
   outputChannel: any
 ): Promise<boolean> {
-  const { ggshieldPath, apiUrl } = configuration;
+  const { ggshieldPath, apiUrl, apiKey } = configuration;
 
   let options: SpawnOptionsWithoutStdio = {
     cwd: os.tmpdir(),
@@ -230,7 +241,35 @@ export function ggshieldAuthStatus(
     console.log(proc.stderr);
     return false;
   } else {
+    if (proc.stdout.includes("unhealthy")) {
+      return false;
+    }
     console.log(proc.stdout);
     return true;
   }
 }
+
+export function ggshieldApiKey(
+  configuration: GGShieldConfiguration,
+): string | undefined {
+  const proc = runGGShieldCommand(configuration, ["config", "list"]);
+  if (proc.stderr || proc.error) {
+    console.log(proc.stderr);
+    return undefined;
+  } else {
+    console.log(proc.stdout);
+    const apiUrl = configuration.apiUrl;
+    const re = /api/;
+
+    const regexInstanceSection = `\\[${apiUrl.replace(re, "dashboard")}\\]([\\s\\S]*?)(?=\\[|$)`;
+    const instanceSectionMatch = proc.stdout.match(regexInstanceSection);
+
+    if (instanceSectionMatch) {
+      const instanceSection = instanceSectionMatch[0];
+      const regexToken = /token:\s([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/;
+      const matchToken = instanceSection.match(regexToken);
+      
+      return matchToken ? matchToken[1].trim() : undefined;
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ggshield-configuration.ts b/src/lib/ggshield-configuration.ts
index d03a02f..bfd8022 100644
--- a/src/lib/ggshield-configuration.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ggshield-configuration.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getBinaryAbsolutePath } from "./ggshield-resolver-utils";
-import { ExtensionContext, workspace } from "vscode";
+import { ConfigurationTarget, ExtensionContext, workspace } from "vscode";
 import * as os from "os";
 
 const apiUrlDefault = "https://api.gitguardian.com/";
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ const apiUrlDefault = "https://api.gitguardian.com/";
 export class GGShieldConfiguration {
   ggshieldPath: string;
   apiUrl: string;
+  apiKey: string;
 
-  constructor(ggshieldPath: string = "", apiUrl: string = "") {
+  constructor(ggshieldPath: string = "", apiUrl: string = "", apiKey: string = "") {
     this.ggshieldPath = ggshieldPath;
     this.apiUrl = apiUrl;
+    this.apiKey = apiKey;
   }
 }
 
@@ -20,26 +22,28 @@ export class GGShieldConfiguration {
  * TODO: Check with Mathieu if this behaviour is expected
  * @returns {GGShieldConfiguration} from the extension settings
  */
-export function getSettingsConfiguration(): GGShieldConfiguration | undefined {
+export function getConfiguration(
+  context: ExtensionContext
+): GGShieldConfiguration {
   const config = workspace.getConfiguration("gitguardian");
 
   const ggshieldPath: string | undefined = config.get("GGShieldPath");
   const apiUrl: string | undefined = config.get("apiUrl");
+  const apiKey: string | undefined = config.get("apiKey");
 
-  if (!ggshieldPath) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
   return new GGShieldConfiguration(
-    ggshieldPath,
-    apiUrl ? apiUrl : apiUrlDefault
+    ggshieldPath ? ggshieldPath : getBinaryAbsolutePath(os.platform(), os.arch(), context),
+    apiUrl ? apiUrl : apiUrlDefault,
+    apiKey ? apiKey : ""
   );
 }
 
-export function createDefaultConfiguration(
-  context: ExtensionContext
-): GGShieldConfiguration {
-  return new GGShieldConfiguration(
-    getBinaryAbsolutePath(os.platform(), os.arch(), context),
-    "https://api.gitguardian.com/"
-  );
-}
+export function setApiKey(configuration: GGShieldConfiguration, apiKey: string | undefined): void {
+  const config = workspace.getConfiguration("gitguardian");
+  if (!apiKey) {
+    throw new Error("Missing API Key");
+  }
+
+  configuration.apiKey = apiKey;
+  config.update("apiKey", apiKey, ConfigurationTarget.Global);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ggshield-resolver.ts b/src/lib/ggshield-resolver.ts
index 197b450..206b7cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/ggshield-resolver.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ggshield-resolver.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import {
-  getSettingsConfiguration,
+  getConfiguration,
   GGShieldConfiguration,
 } from "./ggshield-configuration";
 import { runGGShieldCommand } from "./ggshield-api";
@@ -32,44 +32,20 @@ export class GGShieldResolver {
    * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves once the `ggshield` path is determined.
    */
   async checkGGShieldConfiguration(): Promise<void> {
-    let settingsConfiguration = getSettingsConfiguration();
-    if (settingsConfiguration) {
-      try {
-        await this.useSettingsConfiguration(settingsConfiguration);
-        this.channel.appendLine(
-          `Using ggshield at: ${this.configuration.ggshieldPath}, to change this go to settings.`
-        );
-        return;
-      } catch (error) {
-        this.channel.appendLine(
-          `Failed to use ggshield version from settings. 
-          You can remove it from settings, and use the bundled version instead.`
-        );
-        window.showErrorMessage(
-          `Failed to use ggshield version from settings.`
-        );
-        throw error;
-      }
-    } else {
-      try {
-        await this.checkBundledGGShield();
-        this.channel.appendLine(
-          `Using bundled ggshield at: ${this.configuration.ggshieldPath}, to change this go to settings.`
-        );
-        return;
-      } catch (error) {
-        this.channel.appendLine(
-          `ggshield binary not found: this architecture is not supported ${
-            (os.arch(), os.platform())
-          }`
-        );
-        window.showErrorMessage(
-          `ggshield binary not found: this architecture is not supported ${
-            (os.arch(), os.platform())
-          }`
-        );
-        throw error;
-      }
+    try {
+      await this.testConfiguration(this.configuration);
+      this.channel.appendLine(
+        `Using ggshield at: ${this.configuration.ggshieldPath}, to change this go to settings.`
+      );
+      return;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.channel.appendLine(
+        `Failed to use ggshield version ${this.configuration.ggshieldPath}.`
+      );
+      window.showErrorMessage(
+        `Failed to use ggshield.`
+      );
+      throw error;
     }
   }
 
@@ -78,7 +54,7 @@ export class GGShieldResolver {
    *
    * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves if the configuration is valid.
    */
-  async useSettingsConfiguration(
+  async testConfiguration(
     configuration: GGShieldConfiguration
   ): Promise<void> {
     let proc = runGGShieldCommand(configuration, ["--version"]);