diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c252450a..d4571600 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ Here is an example of how to use the <i>mlflow.js</i> library to create an exper
 import Mlflow from 'mlflow-js';
 
 // Initialize the MLflow client
+// If your tracking server requires a token please also set env variable MLFLOW_TRACKING_TOKEN
+// export MLFLOW_TRACKING_TOKEN = "{token}"
 const mlflow = new Mlflow(process.env.MLFLOW_TRACKING_URI);
 
 // Create a new experiment
diff --git a/mlflow/lib/utils/apiRequest.js b/mlflow/lib/utils/apiRequest.js
index b5690d5e..7a7b63db 100644
--- a/mlflow/lib/utils/apiRequest.js
+++ b/mlflow/lib/utils/apiRequest.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ export async function apiRequest(baseUrl, endpoint, options) {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         },
     };
+    // Add MLflow tracking token if it exists
+    if (process.env.MLFLOW_TRACKING_TOKEN) {
+        fetchOptions.headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${process.env.MLFLOW_TRACKING_TOKEN}`;
+    }
     if (body) {
         fetchOptions.body = JSON.stringify(body);
     }
@@ -26,4 +30,4 @@ export async function apiRequest(baseUrl, endpoint, options) {
     const data = (await response.json());
     return { response, data };
 }
-//# sourceMappingURL=apiRequest.js.map
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+//# sourceMappingURL=apiRequest.js.map