diff --git a/dandelion/base.py b/dandelion/base.py
index 79ef763..1445109 100644
--- a/dandelion/base.py
+++ b/dandelion/base.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class DandelionConfig(dict):
     """ class for storing the default dandelion configuration, such
      as authentication parameters
     """
-    ALLOWED_KEYS = ['app_id', 'app_key']
+    ALLOWED_KEYS = ['token']
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         if not key in self.ALLOWED_KEYS:
@@ -55,20 +55,17 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         import requests
         from dandelion import default_config
         self.uri = self._get_uri(host=kwargs.get('host'))
-        self.app_id = kwargs.get('app_id', default_config.get('app_id'))
-        self.app_key = kwargs.get('app_key', default_config.get('app_key'))
+        self.token = kwargs.get('token', default_config.get('token'))
+
         self.requests = requests.session()
         self.cache = kwargs.get('cache', NoCache())
 
-        if self.REQUIRE_AUTH and not self.app_id:
-            raise MissingParameterException("app_id")
-        if self.REQUIRE_AUTH and not self.app_key:
-            raise MissingParameterException("app_key")
+        if self.REQUIRE_AUTH and not self.token:
+            raise MissingParameterException("token")
 
     def do_request(self, params, extra_url='', method='post', **kwargs):
         if self.REQUIRE_AUTH:
-            params['$app_id'] = self.app_id
-            params['$app_key'] = self.app_key
+            params['token'] = self.token
 
         url = self.uri + ''.join('/' + x for x in extra_url)