diff --git a/examples/readme.md b/examples/readme.md
index 718784d6..272c9806 100644
--- a/examples/readme.md
+++ b/examples/readme.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Setup - Node.js
 Setup - Python
 --------------
 
-1. `cd` into the `examples/` directory and run `pip install watson_developer_cloud flask` (or `easy_install...`) to install python dependencies
+1. `cd` into the `examples/` directory and run `pip install watson_developer_cloud flask python-dotenv pyopenssl` (or `easy_install...`) to install python dependencies.
 2. run `bower install` to install client-side dependencies
 3. edit `server.py` to include your service credentials (or create a `.env` file)
 4. run `python server.py`
diff --git a/examples/server.py b/examples/server.py
index 69392a9b..1615e312 100644
--- a/examples/server.py
+++ b/examples/server.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os, json
 from flask import Flask
 from watson_developer_cloud import AuthorizationV1 as Authorization
+from watson_developer_cloud import IAMTokenManager
 from watson_developer_cloud import SpeechToTextV1 as SpeechToText
 from watson_developer_cloud import TextToSpeechV1 as TextToSpeech
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
@@ -9,21 +10,29 @@
 load_dotenv('.env')
 
 # Text to Speech
-TTS_USERNAME = os.environ.get('TTS_USERNAME'); # '<Text to Speech username>'
-TTS_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('TTS_PASSWORD'); # '<Text to Speech password'
+TTS_USERNAME = os.environ.get('TEXT_TO_SPEECH_USERNAME') 	# '<Text to Speech username>'
+TTS_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('TEXT_TO_SPEECH_PASSWORD') 	# '<Text to Speech password'
+TTS_APIKEY = os.environ.get('TEXT_TO_SPEECH_IAM_APIKEY') 	# '<Text to Speech IAM API key'
+TTS_URL = os.environ.get('TEXT_TO_SPEECH_URL')	 			# '<Text to Speech URL>'
 
 # Speech to Text
-STT_USERNAME = os.environ.get('STT_USERNAME'); # '<Speech to Text username>'
-STT_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('STT_PASSWORD'); # '<Speech to Text password>'
+STT_USERNAME = os.environ.get('SPEECH_TO_TEXT_USERNAME') 	# '<Speech to Text username>'
+STT_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('SPEECH_TO_TEXT_PASSWORD') 	# '<Speech to Text password>'
+STT_APIKEY = os.environ.get('SPEECH_TO_TEXT_IAM_APIKEY') 	# '<Speech to Text IAM API key>'
+STT_URL = os.environ.get('SPEECH_TO_TEXT_URL')	 			# '<Speech to Text URL>'
 
 # on bluemix, automatically pull credentials from environment
 if 'VCAP_SERVICES' in os.environ:
 	stt = json.loads(os.environ['VCAP_SERVICES'])['speech_to_text'][0]
 	STT_USERNAME = stt["credentials"]["username"]
 	STT_PASSWORD = stt["credentials"]["password"]
+	STT_APIKEY = stt["credentials"]["apikey"]
+	STT_URL = stt["credentials"]["url"] if stt["credentials"]["url"] else SpeechToText.default_url
 	tts = json.loads(os.environ['VCAP_SERVICES'])['text_to_speech'][0]
 	TTS_USERNAME = tts["credentials"]["username"]
 	TTS_PASSWORD = tts["credentials"]["password"]
+	TTS_APIKEY = tts["credentials"]["apikey"]
+	TTS_URL = tts["credentials"]["url"] if tts["credentials"]["url"] else TextToSpeech.default_url
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_url_path='')
 
@@ -33,13 +42,24 @@ def root():
 
 @app.route('/api/speech-to-text/token')
 def getSttToken():
-	print(STT_USERNAME)
-	authorization = Authorization(username=STT_USERNAME, password=STT_PASSWORD)
-	return authorization.get_token(url=SpeechToText.default_url)
+	if (STT_APIKEY):
+		iamTokenManager = IAMTokenManager(iam_apikey=STT_APIKEY)
+		token = iamTokenManager.get_token()
+	else:
+		authorization = Authorization(username=STT_USERNAME, password=STT_PASSWORD)
+		token = authorization.get_token(url=STT_URL)
+	return token
 
 @app.route('/api/text-to-speech/token')
 def getTtsToken():
-	authorization = Authorization(username=TTS_USERNAME, password=TTS_PASSWORD)
-	return authorization.get_token(url=TextToSpeech.default_url)
+	if (TTS_APIKEY):
+		iamTokenManager = IAMTokenManager(iam_apikey=TTS_APIKEY)
+		token = iamTokenManager.get_token()
+	else:
+		authorization = Authorization(username=TTS_USERNAME, password=TTS_PASSWORD)
+		token = authorization.get_token(url=TTS_URL)
+	return token
 
-app.run(debug=True)
+# NOTE: ssl_context='adhoc' fixes response encoding (Flask 400 BAD_REQUEST) errors over SSL
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(ssl_context='adhoc', debug=True)
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