diff --git a/src/store/api.js b/src/store/api.js
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+import Axios from "axios";
+
+const api = Axios.create();
+
+// TODO: this is a temporary workaround until
+// authentication with login is working
+const username = process.env.VUE_APP_USERNAME;
+const password = process.env.VUE_APP_PASSWORD;
+if (username && password) {
+  api.defaults.auth = {};
+  api.defaults.auth.username = username;
+  api.defaults.auth.password = password;
+}
+
+export default {
+  get(path) {
+    return api.get(path);
+  },
+  delete(path, payload) {
+    return api.delete(path, payload);
+  },
+  post(path, payload) {
+    return api.post(path, payload);
+  },
+  patch(path, payload) {
+    return api.patch(path, payload);
+  },
+  put(path, payload) {
+    return api.put(path, payload);
+  },
+  all(promises) {
+    return Axios.all(promises);
+  }
+};