diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 905bc14..8805bb9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::API
   include Response
+
+  include ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic::ControllerMethods
+  http_basic_authenticate_with name: ENV['BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME'],
+                               password: ENV['BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD']
 end