diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index b9f4ef5..bbbe3a5 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ POSTGRES_MAIN_PASSWORD=password
 POSTGRES_MAIN_DB=my_db
 POSTGRES_MAIN_HOST=localhost
 DATABASE_URL=postgres://${POSTGRES_MAIN_USER}:${POSTGRES_MAIN_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_MAIN_HOST}:5432/${POSTGRES_MAIN_DB}
+ICARUS_BASE_API_URL=https://icarus.com
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5243040..446e835 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ checksum = "f154ce46856750ed433c8649605bf7ed2de3bc35fd9d2a9f30cddd873c80cb08"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icarus_envy"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "dotenvy",
diff --git a/src/environment.rs b/src/environment.rs
index 33a13df..e43eca0 100644
--- a/src/environment.rs
+++ b/src/environment.rs
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ pub async fn get_root_directory() -> String {
     dotenvy::dotenv().ok();
     std::env::var(crate::keys::ROOT_DIRECTORY).expect(crate::keys::error::ROOT_DIRECTORY)
 }
+
+pub async fn get_icarus_base_api_url() -> String {
+    dotenvy::dotenv().ok();
+    std::env::var(crate::keys::ICARUS_BASE_API_URL).expect(crate::keys::error::ICARUS_BASE_API_URL)
+}
diff --git a/src/keys.rs b/src/keys.rs
index 57acf26..80f3e9a 100644
--- a/src/keys.rs
+++ b/src/keys.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ pub const SECRET_KEY: &str = "SECRET_KEY";
 // Environment key for root directory for the icarus app
 pub const ROOT_DIRECTORY: &str = "ROOT_DIRECTORY";
 
+pub const ICARUS_BASE_API_URL: &str = "ICARUS_BASE_API_URL";
+
 pub mod error {
     pub const DB_URL: &str = "DATABASE_URL must be set in .env";
     pub const SECRET_KEY: &str = "SECRET_KEY must be set in environment file";
     pub const SECRET_MAIN_KEY: &str = "SECRET_MAIN_KEY must not be set in environment file";
     pub const ROOT_DIRECTORY: &str = "ROOT_DIRECTORY must not be set in environment file";
+    pub const ICARUS_BASE_API_URL: &str = "ICARUS_BASE_API_URL must not be set in enviornment file";
 }