diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d0067a..bcb4774 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__
 .pytest_cache
-classes/test.py
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+classes/test.py
+.env
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diff --git a/classes/auth.py b/classes/auth.py
index f72c6a1..75160d5 100644
--- a/classes/auth.py
+++ b/classes/auth.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+# import .env file
+from decouple import config
+
 class Auth:
     """ Authenticate with HubSpot """
     def get_token():
         # get HubSpot private app token from input
-        token = input('Enter your HubSpot private app token: ')
-        return token
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+        # token = input('Enter your HubSpot private app token: ')
+        # return token from .env file
+        access_token = config('ACCESS_TOKEN')
+        return access_token
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 55b033e..478b54a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pytest
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+pytest
+python-decouple
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