diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
index dcdbef9..e614553 100644
--- a/.env.local
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ COOKIES=""
 USERNAME=""
 PASSWORD=""
 EMAIL=""
-EMAIL_PASSWORD=""
\ No newline at end of file
+EMAIL_PASSWORD=""
+API_SEARCH_KEY=""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index a7104bd..c0ba965 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ async def main():
     password = os.getenv("PASSWORD")
     email = os.getenv("EMAIL")
     email_password = os.getenv("EMAIL_PASSWORD")
+    api_search_key = os.getenv("API_SEARCH_KEY")
 
     await api.pool.add_account(username, password, email, email_password, cookies=cookies)
     await api.pool.login_all() # try to login to receive account cookies
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ async def main():
     if check_if_json_exists(OUTPUT_FILE):
         _results = load_json(OUTPUT_FILE).get("tweets", [])
     
-    async for rep in api.search("AI"):
+    async for rep in api.search(api_search_key):
         try:
             _results.append(rep.json())
             logger.info("Appended tweet JSON")