diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ec1577..cfeab60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Or edit `composer.json` and add:
 
 Example
 -------
-
+Login with Basic Authentication
 ```php
 <?php
 
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ $password = 'password';
 // create a deep desk object
 \Deepser\Deepser::init($host, $username, $password);
 
+// ...
+```
+Login with Token Based Authentication
+```php
+<?php
+
+require 'vendor/autoload.php';
+
+$host = 'https://your.deepser.net';
+$username = 'username';
+$token = 'mytokenhere';
+// create a deep desk object
+\Deepser\Deepser::init($host, $token);
+
 // ...
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/Deepser.php b/src/Deepser.php
index 067f73d..5b67907 100644
--- a/src/Deepser.php
+++ b/src/Deepser.php
@@ -8,22 +8,40 @@
 
 final class Deepser
 {
+    const AUTH_BASIC = 'basic';
+    const AUTH_TOKEN = 'token';
+
     static private $_adapter = null;
     static private $_client = null;
     static private $_host = null;
+    static private $_authType = null;
+    static private $_token = null;
     static private $_username = null;
     static private $_password = null;
 
+    /**
+     * @param null $host
+     * @param null $username
+     * @param null $password
+     */
     public static function init($host = null, $username = null, $password = null){
         if($host){
             self::$_host = $host;
         }
+
         if($username){
             self::$_username = $username;
         }
         if($password){
             self::$_password = $password;
         }
+
+        if($username && $password){
+            self::$_authType = self::AUTH_BASIC;
+        }else{
+            self::$_authType = self::AUTH_TOKEN;
+            self::setToken($username);
+        }
     }
 
     public static function setHost($host){
@@ -38,6 +56,10 @@ public static function setPassword($password){
         self::$_password = $password;
     }
 
+    public static function setToken($token){
+        self::$_token = $token;
+    }
+
     public static function getAdapter(){
         if(self::$_adapter == null){
             self::$_adapter = new \Deepser\Adapter\GuzzleHttpAdapter(self::$_host, self::getClient());
@@ -69,9 +91,15 @@ public static function getClient(){
      */
     public static function getHeaders(){
         $token = base64_encode(self::$_username . ":" . self::$_password);
-        return [
-            'Authorization' => 'Basic ' . $token,
-            'Accept'        => 'application/json',
+        $headers = [
+            'Accept'        => 'application/json'
         ];
+        if(self::$_authType == self::AUTH_BASIC){
+            $headers['Authorization'] = 'Basic ' . $token;
+        }else{
+            $headers['Authorization'] = 'Bearer ' . self::$_token;
+        }
+
+        return $headers;
     }
 }
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