diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddd85e5..e987c9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ TURN_API_BASE_URL="<url>"
 For the turn_bq API: (New Addition)
 
 ```
-TURN_BQ_API_USER="<user>"
-TURN_BQ_API_PASS="<password>"
+TURN_BQ_API_KEY="<secret>"
 TURN_BQ_API_BASE_URL="<url>"
 
 ```
diff --git a/rdw_ingestion_tools/api/turn_bq/__init__.py b/rdw_ingestion_tools/api/turn_bq/__init__.py
index 54d3355..106b5b3 100644
--- a/rdw_ingestion_tools/api/turn_bq/__init__.py
+++ b/rdw_ingestion_tools/api/turn_bq/__init__.py
@@ -2,35 +2,11 @@
 
 from .. import config_from_env
 
-USER = config_from_env("TURN_BQ_API_USER")
-PASS = config_from_env("TURN_BQ_API_PASS")
+API_KEY = config_from_env("TURN_BQ_API_KEY")
 BASE_URL = config_from_env("TURN_BQ_API_BASE_URL")
 
-token_request_headers = {
-    "accept": "application/json",
-    "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
-}
-
-token_request_data = {
-    "grant_type": "password",
-    "username": f"{USER}",
-    "password": f"{PASS}",
-    "client_id": "",
-    "client_secret": "",
-}
-
-token_response = Client().post(
-    url=f"{BASE_URL}/token",
-    headers=token_request_headers,
-    data=token_request_data,
-)
-
-token_response.raise_for_status()
-
-access_token = token_response.json()["access_token"]
-
 session_headers = {
-    "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
+    "Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}",
     "Accept": "application/vnd.v1+json",
     "Content-Type": "application/json",
 }