diff --git a/lib/api/core/OpenAPI.ts b/lib/api/core/OpenAPI.ts
index 382fe66..91fe28c 100644
--- a/lib/api/core/OpenAPI.ts
+++ b/lib/api/core/OpenAPI.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export type OpenAPIConfig = {
     request: Interceptors<RequestInit>;
     response: Interceptors<Response>;
   };
+  INITIALIZED: boolean;
 };
 
 export const OpenAPI: OpenAPIConfig = {
@@ -53,4 +54,5 @@ export const OpenAPI: OpenAPIConfig = {
     request: new Interceptors(),
     response: new Interceptors(),
   },
+  INITIALIZED: false,
 };
diff --git a/lib/api/core/request.ts b/lib/api/core/request.ts
index 870c3c1..a7522b6 100644
--- a/lib/api/core/request.ts
+++ b/lib/api/core/request.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { init } from "../../config";
 import { ApiError } from "./ApiError";
 import type { ApiRequestOptions } from "./ApiRequestOptions";
 import type { ApiResult } from "./ApiResult";
@@ -348,6 +349,11 @@ export const request = <T>(
   config: OpenAPIConfig,
   options: ApiRequestOptions<T>,
 ): CancelablePromise<T> => {
+  // Verify that config has been initialized
+  if (!config.INITIALIZED) {
+    init();
+  }
+
   return new CancelablePromise(async (resolve, reject, onCancel) => {
     try {
       const url = getUrl(config, options);
diff --git a/lib/config.ts b/lib/config.ts
index 2cd4506..364586f 100644
--- a/lib/config.ts
+++ b/lib/config.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export const init = (
       return await getToken();
     },
   });
+
+  // Mark OpenAPI as initialized
+  OpenAPI.INITIALIZED = true;
 };
 
 function _merge(target: object = {}, ...objects: object[]): object {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 57dd6d8..f21415a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -28,25 +28,35 @@ The following ENV variables are required to run the project:
 ## Usage
 
 ```js
-import { Users, init } from "@kinde/management-api-js";
+import { Users } from "@kinde/management-api-js";
 
-init();
 const { users } = await Users.getUsers();
 ```
 
 ### Params can be passed to the function as an object
 
 ```js
-import { Users, init } from "@kinde/management-api-js";
+import { Users } from "@kinde/management-api-js";
 
 const params = {
   id: "kp_xxx",
 };
 
-init();
 const userData = await Users.getUserData(params);
 ```
 
+### Manually Initializing the API
+
+```js
+import { init } from "@kinde/management-api-js";
+
+init({
+  domain: "mybusiness.kinde.com",
+  clientId: "client_id",
+  clientSecret: "client_secret",
+});
+```
+
 ## API documentation
 
 You can find management API documentation here: [Kinde Management API Documentation](https://kinde.com/api/docs/#kinde-management-api)