diff --git a/infrastructure/main.tf b/infrastructure/main.tf
index 7892e39a..57b70d86 100644
--- a/infrastructure/main.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/main.tf
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "workflows_api_handler" {
       INGEST_URL = var.ingest_url
       RASTER_URL = var.raster_url
       STAC_URL = var.stac_url
+      MWAA_ENV = module.mwaa.airflow_url
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/workflows_api/runtime/src/auth.py b/workflows_api/runtime/src/auth.py
index e495630f..68be7ae3 100644
--- a/workflows_api/runtime/src/auth.py
+++ b/workflows_api/runtime/src/auth.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def decode_token(
             claims.setdefault("aud", claims["client_id"])
 
         claims.validate()
-        return claims
+        return claims, token
     except errors.JoseError:  #
         logger.exception("Unable to decode token")
         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Bad auth token")
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ def decode_token(
 def get_username(claims: security.HTTPBasicCredentials = Depends(decode_token)):
     return claims["sub"]
 
+def get_and_validate_token(token: security.HTTPAuthorizationCredentials = Depends(token_scheme)):
+    decode_token(token)
+    return token
 
 def _get_secret_hash(username: str, client_id: str, client_secret: str) -> str:
     # A keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC) calculated using
diff --git a/workflows_api/runtime/src/collection_publisher.py b/workflows_api/runtime/src/collection_publisher.py
index d5aa43df..20be420c 100644
--- a/workflows_api/runtime/src/collection_publisher.py
+++ b/workflows_api/runtime/src/collection_publisher.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
+import requests
 import fsspec
 import xarray as xr
 import xstac
@@ -12,34 +13,27 @@
     ZarrDataset,
 )
 from src.validators import get_s3_credentials
-from stac_pydantic import Item
 
 
 class CollectionPublisher:
-    def ingest(self, collection: DashboardCollection):
+    def ingest(self, collection: DashboardCollection, token: str, ingest_api: str):
         """
         Takes a collection model,
         does necessary preprocessing,
         and loads into the PgSTAC collection table
         """
-        # TODO get service auth token
-        creds = get_db_credentials(os.environ["DB_SECRET_ARN"])
-        collection = [convert_decimals_to_float(collection.dict(by_alias=True))]
-        # TODO reroute to API
-        pass
-
-class ItemPublisher:
-    def ingest(self, item: Item):
-        """
-        Takes an item model,
-        does necessary preprocessing,
-        and loads into the PgSTAC item table
-        """
-        creds = get_db_credentials(os.environ["DB_SECRET_ARN"])
-        item = [convert_decimals_to_float(item.dict(by_alias=True))]
-        with PgstacDB(dsn=creds.dsn_string, debug=True) as db:
-            load_into_pgstac(db=db, ingestions=item, table=IngestionType.items)
+        collection = collection.model_dump(by_alias=True)
 
+        url = f"{ingest_api}/collections"
+        headers = {
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json"
+        }
+        response = requests.post(url, json=collection, headers=headers)
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            print("Success:", response.json())
+        else:
+            print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)
 
 # TODO refactor
 class Publisher:
@@ -161,25 +155,22 @@ def generate_stac(
         create_function = self.func_map.get(data_type, self.create_cog_collection)
         return create_function(dataset)
 
-    def ingest(self, collection: DashboardCollection):
+    def ingest(self, collection: DashboardCollection, token: str, ingest_api: str):
         """
         Takes a collection model,
         does necessary preprocessing,
         and loads into the PgSTAC collection table
         """
-        db_creds = self._get_db_credentials()
-        # TODO reroute to ingest API
-        collection = [convert_decimals_to_float(collection.dict(by_alias=True))]
-        with PgstacDB(dsn=db_creds.dsn_string, debug=True) as db:
-            load_into_pgstac(
-                db=db, ingestions=collection, table=IngestionType.collections
-            )
+        collection = collection.model_dump(by_alias=True)
+
+        url = f"{ingest_api}/collections"
+        headers = {
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json"
+        }
+        response = requests.post(url, json=collection, headers=headers)
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            print("Success:", response.json())
+        else:
+            print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)
 
-    def delete(self, collection_id: str):
-        """
-        Deletes the collection from the database
-        """
-        db_creds = self._get_db_credentials()
-        with PgstacDB(dsn=db_creds.dsn_string, debug=True) as db:
-            loader = VEDALoader(db=db)
-            loader.delete_collection(collection_id)
diff --git a/workflows_api/runtime/src/config.py b/workflows_api/runtime/src/config.py
index 0eac1ea5..fd0556b6 100644
--- a/workflows_api/runtime/src/config.py
+++ b/workflows_api/runtime/src/config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     ingest_url: str = Field(description="URL of ingest API")
     raster_url: str = Field(description="URL of raster API")
     stac_url: str = Field(description="URL of STAC API")
+    mwaa_env: str = Field(description="MWAA URL")
 
     class Config():
         env_file = ".env"
diff --git a/workflows_api/runtime/src/dependencies.py b/workflows_api/runtime/src/dependencies.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b015d9c..00000000
--- a/workflows_api/runtime/src/dependencies.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-
-import boto3
-import src.auth as auth
-import src.config as config
-import src.services as services
-
-from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, security
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-token_scheme = security.HTTPBearer()
diff --git a/workflows_api/runtime/src/main.py b/workflows_api/runtime/src/main.py
index 60cd8ba0..d9ac142d 100644
--- a/workflows_api/runtime/src/main.py
+++ b/workflows_api/runtime/src/main.py
@@ -64,14 +64,15 @@ def validate_dataset(dataset: schemas.COGDataset):
     "/dataset/publish", tags=["Dataset"], dependencies=[Depends(auth.get_username)]
 )
 async def publish_dataset(
+    token = Depends(auth.get_and_validate_token),
     dataset: Union[schemas.ZarrDataset, schemas.COGDataset] = Body(
         ..., discriminator="data_type"
-    )
+    ),
 ):
     # Construct and load collection
     collection_data = publisher.generate_stac(dataset, dataset.data_type or "cog")
     collection = schemas.DashboardCollection.parse_obj(collection_data)
-    collection_publisher.ingest(collection)
+    collection_publisher.ingest(collection, token, settings.ingest_url)
 
     # TODO improve typing
     return_dict = {