diff --git a/src/api/GitlabCIClient.ts b/src/api/GitlabCIClient.ts
index 965855f..7af2a37 100644
--- a/src/api/GitlabCIClient.ts
+++ b/src/api/GitlabCIClient.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 	MergeRequestsSummary,
 	MergeRequestsStatusSummary,
 } from './GitlabCIApi';
-import { DiscoveryApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { DiscoveryApi, IdentityApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
 	ContributorData,
 	MergeRequest,
@@ -16,28 +16,34 @@ import {
 export class GitlabCIClient implements GitlabCIApi {
 	discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
 	baseUrl: string;
+	identityApi: IdentityApi;
 	constructor({
 		discoveryApi,
 		baseUrl = 'https://gitlab.com/',
+		identityApi,
 	}: {
 		discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
 		baseUrl?: string;
+		identityApi: IdentityApi;
 	}) {
 		this.discoveryApi = discoveryApi;
 		this.baseUrl = baseUrl.endsWith('/') ? baseUrl : `${baseUrl}/`;
+		this.identityApi = identityApi;
 	}
 
 	private async callApi<T>(
 		path: string,
-		query: { [key in string]: any },
+		query: { [key in string]: any }
 	): Promise<T | []> {
 		const apiUrl = `${await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('proxy')}/gitlabci`;
+		const { token } = await this.identityApi.getCredentials();
 		const response = await fetch(
 			`${apiUrl}/${path}?${new URLSearchParams(query).toString()}`,
+			{ headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } }
 		);
 		if (response.status === 200) {
 			return (await response.json()) as T;
-		}		
+		}
 		return [];
 	}
 
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ export class GitlabCIClient implements GitlabCIApi {
 
 	async getProjectDetails(projectSlug?: string): Promise<Object | undefined> {
 		let projectDetails: any;
-		if(projectSlug){
+		if (projectSlug) {
 			projectDetails = await this.callApi<Object>(
 				'projects/' + encodeURIComponent(projectSlug),
 				{},
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index 779e6eb..3b7520f 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import { createPlugin, 
+import {
+  createPlugin,
   createRoutableExtension,
   createComponentExtension,
- } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 import {
   configApiRef,
   createApiFactory,
   createRouteRef,
   discoveryApiRef,
+  identityApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { GitlabCIApiRef, GitlabCIClient } from './api';
 
@@ -20,11 +22,16 @@ export const gitlabPlugin = createPlugin({
   apis: [
     createApiFactory({
       api: GitlabCIApiRef,
-      deps: { configApi: configApiRef, discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef },
-      factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi }) =>
+      deps: {
+        configApi: configApiRef,
+        discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+        identityApi: identityApiRef,
+      },
+      factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi, identityApi }) =>
         new GitlabCIClient({
           discoveryApi,
           baseUrl: configApi.getOptionalString('gitlab.baseUrl'),
+          identityApi,
         }),
     }),
   ],
@@ -32,10 +39,9 @@ export const gitlabPlugin = createPlugin({
 
 export const EntityGitlabContent = gitlabPlugin.provide(
   createRoutableExtension({
-    component: () =>
-    import('./Router').then(m => m.Router),
+    component: () => import('./Router').then((m) => m.Router),
     mountPoint: rootRouteRef,
-  }),
+  })
 );
 
 export const EntityGitlabLanguageCard = gitlabPlugin.provide(
@@ -86,4 +92,4 @@ export const EntityGitlabPipelinesTable = gitlabPlugin.provide(
         import('./components/widgets/index').then((m) => m.PipelinesTable),
     },
   })
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);