diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 9809436..9d1aacd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ env:
   PYTHONPATH: ./
   VK_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.VK_USERNAME }} 
   VK_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.VK_PASSWORD }}
+  VK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VK_TOKEN }}
   CAPTCHA_HANDLE_URL: ${{ secrets.CAPTCHA_HANDLE_URL }}
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/tests/scraper_test.py b/tests/scraper_test.py
index d758022..c12a261 100644
--- a/tests/scraper_test.py
+++ b/tests/scraper_test.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ vks = None
 
 def test_login_success():
     global vks
-    vks = VkScraper(os.environ["VK_USERNAME"], os.environ["VK_PASSWORD"])
+    vks = VkScraper(os.environ["VK_USERNAME"], os.environ["VK_PASSWORD"], os.environ.get("VK_TOKEN"))
 
 
 def test_scrape_empty_urll():
diff --git a/vk_url_scraper/scraper.py b/vk_url_scraper/scraper.py
index b6e3651..ba6353b 100644
--- a/vk_url_scraper/scraper.py
+++ b/vk_url_scraper/scraper.py
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ class VkScraper:
     PHOTO_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(photo.{0,1}\d+_\d+)")
     VIDEO_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(video.{0,1}\d+_\d+)")
 
-    def __init__(self, username: str, password: str, captcha_handler=captcha_handler) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, username: str, password: str, token: str = None, captcha_handler=captcha_handler) -> None:
         """Initializes the scraper.
 
-        This function receives a username and password and performs authentication on vk.com to then call api endpoints
+        This function receives a username and password (or access token) and performs
+        authentication on vk.com to then call api endpoints. If token is passed, authentication will not be performed again.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -49,9 +50,12 @@ class VkScraper:
             Username on vk.com, can be a phone number or email
         password : str
             Matching password on vk.com
+        token : str
+            Access token received after authenticating, can be found in the vl_config.v2.json file
         """
-        self.session = vk_api.VkApi(username, password, captcha_handler=captcha_handler)
-        self.session.auth(token_only=True)
+        self.session = vk_api.VkApi(username, password, token=token, captcha_handler=captcha_handler)
+        if token is None or len(token) == 0:
+            self.session.auth(token_only=True)
 
     def scrape(self, url: str) -> List:
         """Scrapes a URL for multiple possibilities of inner links such as wall, video, photo, ...