diff --git a/scripts/sftpgo_api_cli.py b/scripts/sftpgo_api_cli.py
index 2337eb2d..f33c50f8 100644
--- a/scripts/sftpgo_api_cli.py
+++ b/scripts/sftpgo_api_cli.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import argparse
 import json
 
 import requests
+from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth, HTTPDigestAuth
 
 try:
 	import urllib.parse as urlparse
@@ -12,11 +13,17 @@ except ImportError:
 
 class SFTPGoApiRequests:
 
-	def __init__(self, debug, baseUrl):
+	def __init__(self, debug, baseUrl, authType, authUser, authPassword):
 		self.userPath = urlparse.urljoin(baseUrl, "/api/v1/user")
 		self.quotaScanPath = urlparse.urljoin(baseUrl, "/api/v1/quota_scan")
 		self.activeConnectionsPath = urlparse.urljoin(baseUrl, "/api/v1/sftp_connection")
 		self.debug = debug
+		if authType == "basic":
+			self.auth = HTTPBasicAuth(authUser, authPassword)
+		elif authType == "digest":
+			self.auth = HTTPDigestAuth(authUser, authPassword)
+		else:
+			self.auth = None
 
 	def formatAsJSON(self, text):
 		if not text:
@@ -48,18 +55,18 @@ class SFTPGoApiRequests:
 
 	def getUsers(self, limit=100, offset=0, order="ASC", username=""):
 		r = requests.get(self.userPath, params={"limit":limit, "offset":offset, "order":order,
-											"username":username})
+											"username":username}, auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 	def getUserByID(self, user_id):
-		r = requests.get(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)))
+		r = requests.get(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)), auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 	def addUser(self, username="", password="", public_key="", home_dir="", uid=0, gid=0, max_sessions=0,
 		quota_size=0, quota_files=0, permissions=[], upload_bandwidth=0, download_bandwidth=0):
 		u = self.buildUserObject(0, username, password, public_key, home_dir, uid, gid, max_sessions,
 			quota_size, quota_files, permissions, upload_bandwidth, download_bandwidth)
-		r = requests.post(self.userPath, json=u)
+		r = requests.post(self.userPath, json=u, auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 	def updateUser(self, user_id, username="", password="", public_key="", home_dir="", uid=0, gid=0,
@@ -67,28 +74,28 @@ class SFTPGoApiRequests:
 				download_bandwidth=0):
 		u = self.buildUserObject(user_id, username, password, public_key, home_dir, uid, gid, max_sessions,
 			quota_size, quota_files, permissions, upload_bandwidth, download_bandwidth)
-		r = requests.put(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)), json=u)
+		r = requests.put(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)), json=u, auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 	def deleteUser(self, user_id):
-		r = requests.delete(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)))
+		r = requests.delete(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "user/" + str(user_id)), auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 	def getSFTPConnections(self):
-		r = requests.get(self.activeConnectionsPath)
+		r = requests.get(self.activeConnectionsPath, auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 	def closeSFTPConnection(self, connectionID):
-		r = requests.delete(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "sftp_connection/" + str(connectionID)))
+		r = requests.delete(urlparse.urljoin(self.userPath, "sftp_connection/" + str(connectionID)), auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 	def getQuotaScans(self):
-		r = requests.get(self.quotaScanPath)
+		r = requests.get(self.quotaScanPath, auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 	def startQuotaScan(self, username):
 		u = self.buildUserObject(0, username)
-		r = requests.post(self.quotaScanPath, json=u)
+		r = requests.post(self.quotaScanPath, json=u, auth=self.auth)
 		self.printResponse(r)
 
 
@@ -113,6 +120,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
 	parser.add_argument("--base_url", type=str, default="http://127.0.0.1:8080",
 					help="Base URL for SFTPGo REST API. Default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument("--auth_type", type=str, default="", choices=["", "basic", "digest"],
+					help="Authentication type to use. Default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument("--auth_user", type=str, default="",
+					help="User to use for authentication. Default: %(default)s")
+	parser.add_argument("--auth_password", type=str, default="",
+					help="Password to use for authentication. Default: %(default)s")
 	parser.add_argument("--debug", dest='debug', action='store_true')
 	parser.set_defaults(debug=False)
 
@@ -151,7 +164,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
 	args = parser.parse_args()
 
-	api = SFTPGoApiRequests(args.debug, args.base_url)
+	api = SFTPGoApiRequests(args.debug, args.base_url, args.auth_type, args.auth_user, args.auth_password)
 
 	if args.command == "add_user":
 		api.addUser(args.username, args.password, args.public_key, args.home_dir,