diff --git a/gobalt.go b/gobalt.go
index abc78ed..e22bcde 100644
--- a/gobalt.go
+++ b/gobalt.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ var (
 		Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
 	} //This allows you to modify the HTTP Client used in requests. This Client will be re-used.
 	useragent = fmt.Sprintf("gobalt/2.0.2 (+https://github.com/lostdusty/gobalt/v2; go/%v; %v/%v)", runtime.Version(), runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	ApiKey    = os.Getenv("COBALT_API_KEY") //Some instances need an API key to work, set it here. Default is from environment variable `COBALT_API_KEY`.
 )
 
 // ServerInfo is the struct used in the function CobaltServerInfo(). It contains two sub-structs: Cobalt and Git
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ func Run(options Settings) (*CobaltResponse, error) {
 	req.Header.Add("User-Agent", useragent)
 	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Api-Key "+ApiKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -293,6 +296,9 @@ type Services struct {
 
 // GetCobaltInstances makes a request to instances.hyper.lol and returns a list of all online cobalt instances.
 func GetCobaltInstances() ([]CobaltInstance, error) {
+	//Temporary disabled due of instance scraping abuse.
+	return nil, errors.New("service unavailable")
+
 	res, err := genericHttpRequest("https://instances.hyper.lol/instances.json", http.MethodGet, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/gobalt_test.go b/gobalt_test.go
index 64f51e8..367970a 100644
--- a/gobalt_test.go
+++ b/gobalt_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ func TestCobaltDownload(t *testing.T) {
 	dlTest.Url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV68_Vy0Uis&list=RD-Sr668sSEIA&index=19"
 	dlTest.AudioFormat = Ogg
 	dlTest.YoutubeVideoFormat = VP9
+	CobaltApi = "https://cobalt-api.kwiatekmiki.com"
 	runDlTest, err := Run(dlTest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%v", err)