diff --git a/apiv1/models.py b/apiv1/models.py
index 5c39d4f..af9c97b 100644
--- a/apiv1/models.py
+++ b/apiv1/models.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ from bookmarks.models import Bookmark
 class BookmarkSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = Bookmark
-        fields = ['title', 'url']
+        fields = ['title', 'url', 'id']
diff --git a/apiv1/urls.py b/apiv1/urls.py
index d07f424..203b0ab 100644
--- a/apiv1/urls.py
+++ b/apiv1/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.urls import include, path
-from rest_framework import routers
+from rest_framework import routers, authtoken
+from rest_framework.authtoken import views as authtokenviews
 from . import views
 
 router = routers.DefaultRouter()
@@ -9,5 +10,6 @@ router.register(r'bookmarks', views.BookmarkViewSet, basename='bookmark')
 # Additionally, we include login URLs for the browsable API.
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', include(router.urls)),
-    path('api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework'))
+    path('api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework')),
+    path('token/', authtokenviews.obtain_auth_token),
 ]
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diff --git a/forgetmenot/settings.py b/forgetmenot/settings.py
index 8fac521..5f644fb 100644
--- a/forgetmenot/settings.py
+++ b/forgetmenot/settings.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'rest_framework',
+    'rest_framework.authtoken'
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -128,8 +129,12 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
     # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
     'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
-        'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
+        'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated'
     ],
     'DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS': 'rest_framework.pagination.PageNumberPagination',
-    'PAGE_SIZE': 100
+    'PAGE_SIZE': 100,
+    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication',
+        'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication',
+    ]
 }
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